''Serra de Sant Pere'' (Saint Peter's Range) (, ) or Serra del Solà is a 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,
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...
,
Spain
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. Its highest point is Tossal de Sant Pere (541 m). The slopes are covered in low
Mediterranean vegetation
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Location
This moderately high mountain chain rises west 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
Canet lo Roig, 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 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 ...
. It is part of the transitional area between the
Iberian System
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*Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra.
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and the
Mediterranean System of mountains. Unlike the nearby
Cervera Mountains, the summits are rarely covered in
snow
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It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
in the winter.
Benicarló: Terres Insospitades i Desconegudes del Maestrat
There is a ruined church building
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''Church'' is also ...
formerly dedicated to Saint Peter
Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...
the Apostle
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close to the top of the highest peak, as well as a cave with steps. Ancient Iberian
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remains and stele
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s have been found in the lower slopes of the western side of the range.
Hiking paths are well marked and there is a triangulation pillar
A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity.
The station is usually set up by a map ...
as well as a disused, rusting antenna on the highest summit.
See also
*Maestrat/Maestrazgo
The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón provinc ...
*Mountains of the Valencian Community
This is a list of mountains and mountain ranges in the Valencian Community of Spain. List
Gallery
See also
*List of mountains in Aragon
*List of mountains in Catalonia
*Sistema Ibérico
*Catalan Mediterranean System
*Prebaetic System
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References
External links
El País Valencià poble a poble; comarca a comarca - El Baix Maestrat
José Quereda Sala, ''Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico''
''El nom de Canet''
Toll Negre - Flora
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