Castejón Mountains

Castejón Mountains

The NW end of the mountains near Erla
Highest point
Elevation 747 m (2,451 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates 41°56′35″N 00°59′10″W / 41.94306°N 0.98611°W / 41.94306; -0.98611Coordinates: 41°56′35″N 00°59′10″W / 41.94306°N 0.98611°W / 41.94306; -0.98611
Geography
Castejón Mountains

Location in Spain

Location Cinco Villas (Aragon)
Geology
Mountain type Sedimentary rock, Miocene[1]
Climbing
First ascent Unknown
Easiest route Drive from Castejón de Valdejasa

The Castejón Mountains (Spanish: Montes de Castejón) are a mountain range in the Cinco Villas comarca, Aragon, Spain, located about 30 km 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
  2. ↑ Incendio en Montes de Castejón
  3. ↑ Sierra de Erla y castillo de Sora
  4. ↑ Castillo de Sora

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