The Cervera Mountains ( ca-valencia, Muntanyes de Cervera) is an long mountain range in the
Baix Maestrat
Baix Maestrat (; es, Bajo Maestrazgo ) is a coastal ''comarca'' located in the north of the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The capital of the ''comarca'' is Vinaròs.
Municipalities
The ''comarca'' is composed of 18 muni ...
comarca,
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous comm ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. In some ancient texts these mountains are known as Serra d'en Menor. Its highest point is
Revoltons, . Other notable summits are Perdiguera, and Mola, .
Location
The Cervera Mountains rise north of the
Cervera del Maestrat town, south of
Traiguera and east of
La Jana. They are located in the transitional zone between the
Mediterranean
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and the
continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing so ...
. In the winter the weather is colder than in the coastal mountain ranges and the summits are often covered in
snow
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for a few days after each snowstorm.
The Our Lady of health shrine ''(Reial Santuari de Nostra Senyora de la Font de la Salut)'' which was first built in the 14th century is located on the eastern side of these mountains.
The mountains are mostly covered with
Mediterranean
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Maquis shrubland
220px, Low maquis in Corsica
220px, High ''macchia'' in Sardinia
( , , ) or ( , ; often in Italian; hr, makija; ; ) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs.
Maquis is cha ...
. There are some patches of
pine
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forest.
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See also
*Mountains of the Valencian Community
This is a list of mountains in the Valencian Community of Spain.
See also
* List of mountains in Aragon
* List of mountains in Catalonia
* Sistema Ibérico
*Catalan Mediterranean System
The Catalan Mediterranean System, also known as M ...
* Maestrat/Maestrazgo
References
Flora de la Província de Castelló
External links
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20101003004908/http://www.avl.gva.es/img/EdicionsPublicacions/Publicacions/TRAIGUERA.pdf Traiguerabr>Cattle-rearing
{{Mountain ranges of the Iberian System
Mountain ranges of the Valencian Community
Baix Maestrat
Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico