The Cervera Mountains () is an long mountain range in the

Baix Maestrat Baix Maestrat (; ) is a coastal Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' located in the north of the Provinces of Spain, province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The capital of the ''comarca'' is Vinarò ...

comarca,

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. 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 Traiguera is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. It is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. The town is located in a central position in the comarca ...

and east of

La Jana La Jana is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian community, ''comarca'' of Baix Maestrat in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Cervera Mountains rise just east of the town extending southwards. It is an agric ...

. They are located in the transitional zone between the

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and the

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

. In the winter the weather is colder than in the coastal mountain ranges and the summits are often covered in

snow Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...

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

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. There are some patches of

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References

Flora de la Província de Castelló

External links

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