Monte Ceppo, Protected mountain summit in Province of Imperia, Italy.

Monte Ceppo is a 1,627-metre summit in the Ligurian Alps, in the Province of Imperia, rising about 501 metres above the surrounding terrain. Its slopes carry the regional state forest, where beech woods alternate with stands of mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and Bosnian pine (Pinus leucodermis). The protected site, established by ministerial decree on 25 March 2005, covers 3,014 hectares and includes the Ceppo Tomena special protection zone.

Monte Ceppo became a Site of Community Importance under Regional Decree of Liguria, established by Ministerial Decree of 25 March 2005 under the EU Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE. The designation covers 3014 hectares, of which 859 lie in the basin of Bajardo in the Province of Imperia, and includes the Ceppo Tomena special protection zone.

The mountain lies in the municipality of Bajardo, and its slopes form part of the regional state forest of Monte Ceppo, a beech forest alternating with stands of Pinus mugo and Pinus leucodermis. The protected area also takes in the "Ceppo Tomena" special protection zone, and the surrounding woods hold chestnut, hornbeam and manna ash.

The summit stands at 1,627 m, about 501 m above the surrounding terrain, and the protected site covers 3,014 hectares, of which 859 ha lie in the municipality of Bajardo. The regional state forest of Monte Ceppo, with its beech woods and endemic pine stands, is the core to walk through. San Remo lies about 13 km to the south-west.

Monte Ceppo's beech forest is a regional state forest (foresta demaniale regionale), and the site also falls within the "Ceppo Tomena" special protection zone. The mountain lies about 13 km from San Remo and rises 501 m above the surrounding terrain.