Monte Canda, Mountain summit in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Monte Canda is a mountain reaching 1,158 meters in elevation, part of the northern Apennine chain in Emilia-Romagna. The peak connects different valleys and serves as a natural dividing line between nearby regions.

Medieval merchants and travelers used the mountain paths around the peak as key trade routes connecting different Italian regions. These passages shaped how the area developed and how people still move through it today.

Monte Canda belongs to the Passo della Raticosa crossing, together with Monte Oggioli and the Colle di Canda. The name Canda recurs in the pass and the nearby hill, a toponym travellers meet on the ridge road between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.

Monte Canda (1,158 m) forms the eastern part of the Passo della Raticosa complex, together with Monte Oggioli (1,290 m) and the Colle di Canda (901 m), on the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennine ridge in the province of Florence. The summit rises above the steep valley of the Idice torrent, which is born here and later flows through the provinces of Bologna and Ferrara to join the Reno. Approach from the Raticosa pass side; the slopes are steep and the weather on the ridge changes quickly.

Monte Canda rises on the eastern side of the Passo della Raticosa complex, above the steep valley where the Idice torrent is born. That stream goes on to cross the provinces of Bologna and Ferrara and becomes one of the main tributaries of the Reno river.