Cloaked in woods and pastures, Mount Cornacchia is located on the border between the municipalities of
Biccari and
Faeto. Along the northern slopes of the hill, the sources of the stream gush out with some hydrocarbon deposits as well as Lake Pescara, the only natural mountain lake in Apulia (located at 902 m, extending over 3 hectares and 6 m deep). The southern side opens into a wide valley, the , crossed by the stream and populated by the only
Franco-Provençal minority in Apulia. From the top of the mountain, reachable via a carriage road, there is a vast landscape including the
Gargano, the
Tavoliere, the
Irpinia, the
Matese and the
Maiella. A few meters from the summit, there is a refuge built in 1980 and then reactivated in 2012 after a fire devastated it in 2007. By virtue of its considerable ecological importance, the entire massif of Mount Cornacchia, together with the contiguous forest of Faeto, is a site of community interest. ==Sources==