| Moles de Xert | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mola Gran |
| Elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in the Valencian Community |
| Coordinates | 40°31′54″N0°9′7″E / 40.53167°N 0.15194°E Coordinates: 40°31′54″N0°9′7″E / 40.53167°N 0.15194°E |
| Geography | |
  Moles de Xert Location in Spain | |
| Location | Baix Maestrat, Valencian Community |
| Parent range | Iberian System, Eastern end |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Type of rock | Karstic |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | First drive, then hike from Xert or from Canet lo Roig |
Moles de Xert [1] (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈmɔlez ðe ˈtʃɛɾt] , Spanish : Muelas de Chert) is a 4.2 km (3 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Mola Gran (806 m). The other main summits are Mola Murada, a breast-shaped hill, Moleta Redona and Mola Llarga. These mountains have very original shapes, topped by regular rocky outcrops resembling castles or fortifications. They are frequently covered in snow in the winter.
Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.
Baix Maestrat is a coastal comarca located in the north of the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The capital of the comarca is Vinaròs.
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and Madrid with more than 4.9 million inhabitants. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Murcia to the south. The Valencian Community consists of three provinces which are Castellón, Valencia and Alicante.
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The main mountain, Mola Gran, has been disfigured on the southern side by a stone quarry that left a very visible scarred surface with a large rock slide.
There are remains of an ancient Iberian Ilercavones settlement in the Mola Murada.
The Iberians were a set of people that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC. The Roman sources also use the term Hispani to refer to the Iberians.
The Ilercavones were an ancient Iberian (Pre-Roman) people of the Iberian peninsula. They are believed to have spoken an Iberian language.
Wildlife, like Spanish Ibex, Roe Deer and Wild Boar, is abundant in these lonely mountains.
