Bruncu Spina

Bruncu Spina, with its 1,829 meters is the second highest peak in Sardinia after Punta La Marmora. It is located in the Gennargentu massif, in the province of Nuoro, in the administrative territory of the municipalities of Villagrande Strisaili and Desulo. The territorial portion in the head of the municipality of Villagrande Strisaili was granted in perpetual emphyteusis to the municipality of Fonni.

Bruncu Spina
Highest point
Elevation1,829 m (6,001 ft)
Prominence178 m (584 ft)
Isolation366 km (227 mi)
Coordinates40°00′57″N 9°18′14″E
Geography
Bruncu Spina
Sardinia, Province of Nuoro
Country Italy
Parent rangeGennargentu

On the top of the mountain there was an astronomical observatory, currently reduced to the state of ruins.

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