Monte Cuccio, Mountain peak in Palermo, Italy

Monte Cuccio is a conical mountain rising to 1,050 metres behind Palermo's Conca d'Oro plain, the city's highest point. Its tree cover is limited to small planted pine stands; the rest is covered by Ampelodesmos mauritanicus grassland and pasture on the flatter areas. A small building on the summit, once a Club Alpino Italiano refuge, now houses a radio-television repeater.

The summit building was a refuge of the Club Alpino Italiano, managed by its Palermo section, before a radio-television repeater was installed there after the Second World War. In 2001 the artist Maurizio Cattelan placed a "Hollywood" sign on Bellolampo just west of the mountain, echoing the Los Angeles hillside. In July 2012 a large fire on the slopes threatened Baida and was visible for hours from Borgo Nuovo and Zisa.

Popular belief in Palermo long held Monte Cuccio to be a volcano, because its conical shape vaguely recalls Vesuvius. In the 1920s and 1930s the Palermo citrus-export firm "Andrea Cuccio & Co." sold its produce in the United Kingdom under a trademark bearing the mountain's image.

The climbing route requires good footwear and steady footing as the path includes rocks and uneven ground throughout. Visitors should be cautious during or after rain, as gravel sections become slippery and conditions can worsen quickly.

Popular belief in Palermo once held that Monte Cuccio was a volcano, because its conical shape vaguely recalls Vesuvius. In 2001 the artist Maurizio Cattelan installed a "Hollywood" sign on the slope just west of the mountain above Bellolampo, playing on the resemblance to the Los Angeles hillside.