Aspromonte, a rugged, wooded mountain in the SW. corner of Italy, near Reggio, forming the extremity of the Southern Apennines, and overlooking the Strait of Messina. The summit, Montalto (6907 feet), commands a glorious view. Here in 1862 Garibaldi (q.v.) was defeated and captured.
Aspromonte
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 502
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