Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Monte Sano Mountain is a horseshoe-shaped mountain in Madison County, Alabama beside the city of Huntsville. The name Monte Sano is Italian for \"mount of health\" (Italian for \"mountain\" is \"montagna\"). This name comes from the fact that curative health resorts used to be located on the mountain to take advantage of the fresh air, clean water, and cooler temperatures.The top is relatively flat and lies just under 500 meters above sea level. This elevation is about 300 meters higher than the floor of the Tennessee Valley, which surrounds it. A residential neighborhood occupies the western portion of the top. The eastern portion and slopes of the mountain are occupied by Monte Sano State Park. Monte Sano is connected to Round Top (Burritt) Mountain by a col to the south.Much of the western slope of the mountain is encompassed in the Monte Sano Preserve and is owned by the Land Trust of North Alabama, a member-supported, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving greenspace. It is one of eight Nature Preserves in the area maintained by Land Trust volunteers. The Monte Sano Nature Preserve consists of over 1,107 acres with 23+ miles of public trails, including the Bluff Line, Toll Gate, Old Railroad Bed, Fagan Springs, and Old Railroad Bed trails. The Old Railroad Bed Trail preserves what is left of the path of the steam locomotive that traveled from the Huntsville Depot to the (no longer standing) Hotel Monte Sano from 1888 to 1896. This trail is one of the first 500 Rails to Trails."@en }
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- Monte_Sano_Mountain abstract "Monte Sano Mountain is a horseshoe-shaped mountain in Madison County, Alabama beside the city of Huntsville. The name Monte Sano is Italian for \"mount of health\" (Italian for \"mountain\" is \"montagna\"). This name comes from the fact that curative health resorts used to be located on the mountain to take advantage of the fresh air, clean water, and cooler temperatures.The top is relatively flat and lies just under 500 meters above sea level. This elevation is about 300 meters higher than the floor of the Tennessee Valley, which surrounds it. A residential neighborhood occupies the western portion of the top. The eastern portion and slopes of the mountain are occupied by Monte Sano State Park. Monte Sano is connected to Round Top (Burritt) Mountain by a col to the south.Much of the western slope of the mountain is encompassed in the Monte Sano Preserve and is owned by the Land Trust of North Alabama, a member-supported, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving greenspace. It is one of eight Nature Preserves in the area maintained by Land Trust volunteers. The Monte Sano Nature Preserve consists of over 1,107 acres with 23+ miles of public trails, including the Bluff Line, Toll Gate, Old Railroad Bed, Fagan Springs, and Old Railroad Bed trails. The Old Railroad Bed Trail preserves what is left of the path of the steam locomotive that traveled from the Huntsville Depot to the (no longer standing) Hotel Monte Sano from 1888 to 1896. This trail is one of the first 500 Rails to Trails.".