Castejón Mountains

Mountain range in Aragon, Spain
Castejón Mountains is located in Spain
Castejón Mountains
Castejón Mountains
Location in Spain
LocationCinco Villas (Aragon)GeologyMountain typeSedimentary rock, Miocene[1]ClimbingFirst ascentUnknownEasiest routeDrive from Castejón de Valdejasa

The Castejón Mountains (Spanish: Montes de Castejón) are a mountain range in the Cinco Villas comarca of Aragon, Spain, located about 30 km (19 mi) to the north of Zaragoza. They are named after the town of Castejón de Valdejasa in the midst of the range.

Description

The Castejón Mountains are covered with low and mostly sparse forest made up mainly Carrasca (Quercus ilex) and pine trees, often subject to wildfires during droughts.[2] The ridge's highest summit is Esteban (747 m). Other important summits are Guarizo (745 m), Pogallinero (639 m), Escalerilla (585 m) and Lomaza (476 m).

The northwestern part of the range is also known as Sierra de Erla, after the town of Erla, located further north,[3] or as Montes de Sora, after the Sora Castle.[4]

There are also wind turbines installed in some of the upper ridges.

See also

References

  1. ^ Magnetostratigraphy of the Miocene continental deposits of the Montes de Castejón (central Ebro basin, Spain) – Geochronological and paleoenvironmental implications Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Incendio en Montes de Castejón Archived 2010-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sierra de Erla y castillo de Sora
  4. ^ Castillo de Sora Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Tourism in Comarca of Cinco Villas
  • Castejón de Valdejasa – Area Map
  • Hiking in Montes de Castejón & El Jabalí – Wikiloc


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