Mount Pellegrino is an isolated carbonate rock promontory on the northern coast of Palermo, Sicily, Southern Italy. It has an altitude of 606 meters above sea level, making it the highest peak within the city perimeter; however, due to its low height it is generally compared to a hill. It extends towards the Tyrrhenian Sea, closes the Gulf of Palermo to the north, and marks the eastern border of the bay of Mondello. Being visible from all the areas on which the city stands, the promontory is one of its most represented symbols. In 1992, Mount Pellegrino been identified as a Special Area of Conservation by the European Commission due to the fossil finds, the presence of a notable endemism, and the historical finds, which include the Paleolithic graffiti of the Addaura cave, one of the few finds of rock art in the Mediterranean area. From 1996, it is the heart of the natural reserve of the same name, which extends for 1,050 hectares.