| Puig de la Talaia | |
|---|---|
  Puig de la Talaia Location in Spain | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 41°20′13″N1°28′17″E / 41.33694°N 1.47139°E Coordinates: 41°20′13″N1°28′17″E / 41.33694°N 1.47139°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baix Penedès, Catalonia |
| Parent range | Catalan Pre-Coastal Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | From El Montmell |
Puig de la Talaia is a mountain located in the El Montmell municipal term, in the Baix Penedès comarca, Catalonia, Spain. It has an elevation of 801 metres above sea level [1] and is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.
El Montmell is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
Baix Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Iberians, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital El Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella.
Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union. It comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is bordered by France (Occitanie) and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.
Talaia, the name of the mountain, means "watchtower" in the Catalan language.
A watchtower is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main purpose is to provide a high, safe place from which a sentinel or guard may observe the surrounding area. In some cases, non-military towers, such as religious towers, may also be used as watchtowers.
Catalan is a Western Romance language derived from Vulgar Latin and named after the medieval Principality of Catalonia, in northeastern modern Spain. It is the only official language of Andorra, and a co-official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencia. It also has semi-official status in the Italian commune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the eastern strip of Aragon, in some villages of Region of Murcia called Carche and in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France. These territories are often called Països Catalans or "Catalan Countries".
