Monte Sparagio, Mountain summit in Province of Trapani, Italy

Monte Sparagio is a 1,110-metre summit in the Province of Trapani, the highest of the Monti di Trapani and second only to Monte Inici (1,065 m) in the surrounding range. It rises between Buseto Palizzolo, Castellammare del Golfo, Custonaci and San Vito Lo Capo. Its slopes are covered in scree and herbs, with only a few holm oaks left of the former forests.

In 1862, during protests against compulsory military conscription, the bandit Pasquale Turriciano of Castellammare del Golfo formed a band whose meetings were said to take place on a flat rectangular rock at the summit called the "Tavula di Turricianu". Turriciano was killed by Carabinieri in 1870. The slab is now hard to find, probably displaced by the radio antennas installed on the peak.

The name Sparagio probably comes from the Sicilian word for asparagus, sparagio. Centuries of cattle and sheep grazing, along with fires and slash-and-burn clearing, shaped the mountain's vegetation: the holm oak woods that once covered it survive only in small patches, and the rest is scree and herbs.

The summit is reached by a small unpaved, winding road used mainly by hikers. The mountain lies between Buseto Palizzolo, Castellammare del Golfo, Custonaci and San Vito Lo Capo. Summer heat can reach 35 °C and fires are frequent; winter temperatures stay between 5 and 10 °C, sometimes below zero with snow.

During winter months, the barren rocky landscape comes alive with small wildflowers including cyclamens, marigolds, and crocuses covering the slopes. These delicate blooms create an unexpected contrast against the otherwise sparse terrain.