Roques de Benet

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Roques de Benet
Roques de Benet.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 1,017.1 m (3,337 ft)
Prominence 108 m (354 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Isolation 3.24 m (10.6 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
to Moleta del Camp  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 40°54′04″N00°19′36.2″E / 40.90111°N 0.326722°E / 40.90111; 0.326722
Geography
Location Terra Alta, Catalonia
Parent range Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Geology
Mountain type Limestone
Climbing
Easiest route Drive from Horta de Sant Joan or Arnes

Roques de Benet is a compact group of sheer rocky outcrops in the northwestern side of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, Catalonia, Spain. The highest summit (el Castell) has an elevation of 1,017.1 metres above sea level. [1]

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The Roques de Benet are one of the Emblematic summits of Catalonia. [2]

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References

  1. "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved 9 September 2010..
  2. Llista 100 cims - Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya