Mount Etna chairlift. Sapienza Refuge was the finish of Stage 9 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia and Stage 4 of the 2017 Giro. Mount Etna Mount Etna, or Etna ( or ; or ; ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is the highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus. It is currently high, though this varies with summit eruptions. It is the highest peak in Italy
Mount Hobson (Great Barrier Island) and stairs to protect the breeding areas and prevent erosion. A number of rare and declining plants on the mainland are largely restricted (or completely restricted) to Great Barrier Island are found on Mount Hobson, these include, "Pittosporum kirkii", "Epacris sinclairii", "Kunzea sinclairii", and also "Olearia allomii". Mount Hobson (Great Barrier Island) Mount Hobson ("Hirakimata" in Maori) is the highest mountain on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. Located in the centre of the island, it rises above sea level. Various mountain tracks allow relatively easy access to the summit, with the shortest (2 hour) track leading through the famous Windy