Sierra Carrascosa is a mountain range in the

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. The highest point in the range is Muela Carrascosa (1,214 m). The

Guadalope River The Guadalope (Guadalop in Catalan and Aragonese) is a river in Aragon, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan). Course This long river rises in the Sierra de Gúdar, near Villarroya de los Pinares and Miravete de la Sierra ...

flows along the NW side of the range.

Geography

This 14 km long rocky range is located at the eastern end of the Iberian System and, like neighboring Sierra de Garrucha is characterized by very tight folds. Close to its northeastern end there is a very striking red

rock formation A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock (geology), rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term ''rock Geological formation, formation ...

known as ''El Guerrero Romano'', "The Roman Soldier". It is a spectacular sight, very visible from A-226 road between Bordón and

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.El Guerrero Romano
/ref> Villarluengo and Bordón are the most important towns in the vicinity of this range. The range is named after the ''

Quercus coccifera ''Quercus coccifera'', the kermes oak or commonly known as Palestine oak, is an oak shrub or tree in section '' Ilex'' of the genus. It has many synonyms, including ''Quercus calliprinos''. It is native to the Mediterranean region and Northern ...

'' spiny oak ().

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Bordón

Villarluengo - Teruel - TurismoSierra de Gúdar - Maestrazgo, Geografía física y humana
{{Mountain ranges of the Iberian System Carrascosa Carrascosa

Geography

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