Montón de Trigo is one of the most important and highest mountains of the

Sierra de Guadarrama The Sierra de Guadarrama (Guadarrama Mountains) is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges along the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is in Spain, between the systems Sierra de ...

(mountain range belonging to the

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) and of the mountainous branch of

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, located between the valleys of the Moros river to the west and the

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to the east. Administratively, it is within the municipality of

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, in the south of the province of

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(

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Description

It has an

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of 2161 meters and a prominence of about 177 meters. The silhouette of the peak, if viewed from the south, alludes to the name, as it resembles a traditional

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heap, with a conical shape. Its slopes are covered by a thick Scots pine forest, which reaches up to 2000

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. From that altitude, alpine meadows, high mountain shrubs and rocky areas can be seen. The common access is through its southern slope. The climb begins on a path that leaves from the Fuenfría pass heading west along the eastern slope of Cerro Minguete. From there, it is possible to contemplate a view of the Castilian-Leonese and

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plains.

Sierra del Ave (Valencia)

There is also a peak with this name (Montón de Trigo) in the municipality of

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(

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), with the difference that it is not a granitic relief but calcareous.

Research

Montón de Trigo has been studied because it is an important source of knowledge about the past civilization that inhabited this place. In 2023, campaigns proposed research on the cultural heritage found in this site. This archaeological project was supported by the City Council of

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, since Montón de Trigo is a

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site located in the territory of this council. The research will be conducted under the supervision of PhD

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and his team, with the participation of students from the

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Description

Sierra del Ave (Valencia)

Research

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