Sierra de Caballos

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Sierra de Caballos

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Sierra de los Caballos between Molinos and Berge
Highest point
Peak Las Artigas
Elevation 1,205 m (3,953 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates 40°49′57″N0°25′26″W / 40.83250°N 0.42389°W / 40.83250; -0.42389 Coordinates: 40°49′57″N0°25′26″W / 40.83250°N 0.42389°W / 40.83250; -0.42389
Geography
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Sierra de Caballos
Location in Spain
Location Maestrazgo, Bajo Aragón,
Aragon
Parent range Iberian System, Eastern zone
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Age of rock Mesozoic
Type of rock Dolomite and Marl
Climbing
Easiest route From the towns of Seno, Molinos or Berge
The arid-looking Sierra de Caballos range rising behind Molinos town Molinos50.JPG
The arid-looking Sierra de Caballos range rising behind Molinos town

Sierra de Caballos or Sierra de los Caballos is a mountain range in the Maestrazgo and Bajo Aragón comarcas of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is Las Artigas (1,205 m). The Guadalopillo River flows along the northern side of the range. [1]

Maestrazgo, Aragon Comarca in Aragon, Spain

Maestrazgo is a comarca in southeastern Aragon, Spain. Its names derives from the Maestrat/Maestrazgo mountain massif that extends to the east to the Comarques of the Valencian Community Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat. The most important town is Cantavieja. It is bordered by the Aragonese comarcas of Andorra-Sierra de Arcos, Cuencas Mineras, Comunidad de Teruel and Bajo Aragón, in the north and in the west and Gúdar-Javalambre in the south, as well as with the Castellón Province in the east. Some municipal terms of this comarca are part of the historical region of Lower Aragon.

Bajo Aragón Comarca in Aragón, Spain

Bajo Aragón is an administrative comarca in eastern central Aragon, Spain. It was first established in 1999. It has a population of 29,358 (2007) and an area of 1.304,2 km². The seat of the comarca is in Alcañiz. It is located in Teruel Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley.

Comarcas of Aragon Wikimedia list article

Here is a list of the administrative comarcas (counties) in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. They were officially delimited in 1999, with substantial changes over a previously proposed division.

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Geography

This arid-looking series of parallel ranges is cut by many ravines. It is located north of Castellote, at the eastern end of the Iberian System, roughly between Molinos and Berge. There are many fossils from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods in this area.

Castellote Place in Aragon, Spain

Castellote is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census, the municipality has a population of 804 inhabitants.

Molinos, Teruel Place in Aragon, Spain

Molinos is a municipality located in the Maestrazgo comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 303 inhabitants.

Berge, Teruel Place in Aragon, Spain

Berge is a little village and municipality in Bajo Aragón, Teruel Province, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 274 inhabitants.

The Ermita de la Virgen de la Peña near Berge, is in the northern side of the Sierra de Caballos. El Picuezo is an original rock formation near Molinos. The impressive Grutas de Cristal "glass caves" are located in the area of these mountains, within Molinos municipal term. [2]

There are other mountain ranges with the name "Sierra de Caballos" in the world. One of them is in Isla de Pinos, Cuba.

Cuba Country in the Caribbean

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometres (42,800 sq mi). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometres (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.

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References

  1. "Guadalopillo" (in Spanish). Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  2. Caves in Maestrazgo Archived 2008-05-19 at the Wayback Machine .