The mountain is located along the Appennino Crest Trail (A00) between Cerreto and Lagastrello Passes, with an altitude of 2,120 metres (6,960 ft).

The peak is situated in the comune of Villa Minozzo, some 3 kilometers from the boundary of Emilia Romagna with Tuscany.

The imposing mountain range, visible from the Po Valley, is formed by the Monte Cusna and secondary peaks of the Sasso of the Dead (2078 m) and Mount La Piella (2071 m).

It lies to the north of the main ridge of the Apennines between Tuscany and Emilia, separated by the valley of the river Ozola.

The name comes from a character from history and legend, a housekeeper, it is said of a concubine of the Marquis of Piolo Bernardi, who possessed Casalino from mid-seventeenth century.to the end of the eighteenth century.

Mount Cusna is particularly interesting from the natural point of view and has many paths and refuges: - Rifugio Cesare Battisti (1759 m).