Peak San Just Province Province of Teruel Parent range Sistema Ibérico | Elevation 1,522 m (4,993 ft) Age of rock Cretaceous | |
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Similar Sistema Ibérico, Sierra de Cucalón, Sierra de Santa Cruz - Ara, Serra de Vallivana, Sierra Menera | ||
Sierra de San Just (Aragonese: Sierra de Sant Chust) is a mountain range in the Cuencas Mineras comarca of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is San Just (1,522 m). This range is located in one of the coldest and most rugged regions of Aragon.
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Map of Sierra de San Just, 44169, Teruel, Spain
Geography
Landslides are relatively frequent in the San Just mountains.
Besides the mountain ranges, the Plains of Visiedo (Spanish: Llanos de Visiedo) near Visiedo, the Altos del Zancado, and the area surrounding Ejulve, are all part of the Sierra de San Just geographic zone.
Road N-211 crosses the range at Gargallo and skirts the mountainsides of the chain.
Mining
There are lignite deposits in the Sierra de San Just range. The Utrillas mines were exploited since ancient Roman times.
References
Sierra de San Just Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA