Monte Meta

Monte Meta
View from Valle Pagana
Highest point
Elevation	2,241 m (7,352 ft)
Coordinates	41°41′19.68″N 13°56′23.35″E / 41.6888000°N 13.9398194°E / 41.6888000; 13.9398194Coordinates: 41°41′19.68″N 13°56′23.35″E / 41.6888000°N 13.9398194°E / 41.6888000; 13.9398194
Geography
Monte Meta Location in Italy
Location	Molise, Lazio, Abruzzo - Italy
Parent range	Monti della Meta
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Monte Meta (or simply La Meta) is a mountain of the Apennine Mountains, in central Italy.

The mountain is part of the Monti della Meta range and lies in the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. It includes a tripoint where the Italian regions of Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise meet; concerned comuni are Alfedena (AQ), Picinisco (FR) and Pizzone (IS). The tripoint is located on its western sub-summit, at 2185 m, which is also the highest point of Molise.

More than Monte Meta (masculine) the mountain is usually called in the spoken language la Meta (feminine); it gives the name to the Monti della Meta, an Apennine sub-range.

Due to an important population of Rupicapra pyrenaica ssp. ornata living on the mountain, the access to the area is strictly regulated in order to reduce disturbance. A single foothpath (named L1) is accessible to hikers during the summer. Also the days of the week for hikes and the number of hikers admitted pro day are fixed, and a previous authorization must be requested to the natural park administration.