The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range () is a system of mountain ranges running parallel to the

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. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System. Its main axis runs between the Catalan Transversal Range and the Serra de l'Espina, which connects with the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, part of the Iberian System. The highest point is 1,706.7 m at the Montseny Massif.

Mountain ranges

From North to South: * Les Guilleries * Montseny Massif * Sant Llorenç de Munt *

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* Serra de Queralt, Bellprat * Picorandan * Serra de Prades * Montsant * Serra de Llaberia * Tivissa-Vandellòs Mountains. Towards the southern end of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, there are certain coastal mountain ranges like los Dedalts, Moles del Taix, and Serra de la Mar which —lacking a traditional geographical name as a group— have been recently named as the 'Tivissa-Vandellòs Mountains' ''(Muntanyes de Tivissa-Vandellòs)''. These are included in the Pre-Coastal Range owing to the geological continuity with that range despite their direct seaside location in the

Coll de Balaguer The Coll de Balaguer is a mountain pass in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the point where the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range reaches the sea, in L'Almadrava, within the Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant municipality, Baix Camp. Despite it ...

area. * Massís de Cardó * Serra de la Vall de la Torre * Serra de Cavalls * Serra de Pàndols *

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range located by the coast south of the Ebre river.Gepec.org Serra del Montsià

Ecology

The protected areas in the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range are: Parc Natural del Montseny, Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac, Parc Natural de Montserrat, Parc Natural dels Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and Parc Natural de la Serra de Montsant.

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Muntanyes de Tivissa-VandellòsNeotectonic features of the Catalan Coastal Ranges
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Mountain ranges

Ecology

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