Peak Cabrera Parent range Sistema Ibérico Age of rock Cambrian Highest point San Cristóbal Volcano Period Cambrian | State/Province ES-AR Orogeny Alpine orogeny Elevation 1,433 m Country Spain Types of rock Slate, Quartzite | |
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Location Aranda Comarca &Comunidad de Calatayud
(Aragon) Mountains Pico de Morés, Monte de la Lezna, San Cristóbal Volcano, Cabrera, Cucuta, Virgen de la Sierra Similar Sistema Ibérico, Sierra de Cucalón, Sierra de Algairén, Sierra de Santa Cruz - Ara, Sierra de San Just | ||
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Sierra de la Virgen is a mountain range in the Aranda and Comunidad de Calatayud comarcas, Aragon, Spain. It is located south of the Moncayo Massif between the valleys of the Jalón and the Aranda rivers, rising north of the N-234 road, roughly between Calatayud and Torrelapaja.
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- Vulpes vulpes fototrampeo sierra de la virgen 3
- Map of Sierra de la Virgen 50258 Zaragoza Spain
- Capreolus capreolus fototrampeo sierra de la virgen
- Geography
- References
Map of Sierra de la Virgen, 50258, Zaragoza, Spain
Capreolus capreolus fototrampeo sierra de la virgen
Geography
The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. Its highest point is Cabrera (1,433 m); other important summits are Virgen de la Sierra (1,413 m), Cucuta (1,300 m), San Cristóbal (1,264 m), Pico de Morés (1,186 m) and Monte de la Lezna (1,173 m). The adjacent Sierra de Vicort stretches east of Sierra de la Virgen in the same direction.
The name of this mountain chain derives from the Santuario de la Virgen de la Sierra, a Virgin Mary shrine located in the heights of the mountain range, about 22 km to the north of Villarroya de la Sierra town.
These mountains are mostly covered with low maquis shrub and they have been repopulated with pine since the 20th century. The Sierra de la Virgen is often subject to wildfires in periods of prolonged drought. Native trees include juniper and Carrasca (Quercus ilex), among others.
There are other smaller mountain chains named "Sierra de la Virgen" in Spain. One is in Ciudad Real Province, part of the Montes de Toledo, and the other is located in Córdoba Province, Andalusia.