Sierra de Gúdar is a mountain range in the
Gúdar-Javalambre and
Maestrazgo comarcas of Aragon and the
Alto Mijares comarca of the Valencian Community,
Spain
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. The highest point in the range is Peñarroya (2,019 m).
Geography
This mountain range is located at the eastern end of the
Iberian System and the Sierra de Nogueruelas is its easternmost prolongation. The Sierra Mayabona is another subrange of the Sierra de Gúdar.
Its summits are usually covered in
snow
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It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
in the winter and the 1710 m high
Cabezo de las Cruces is one of the highest peaks of the Land of Valencia.
Mora de Rubielos is the most important town in this
mountainous zone.
The range is named after the town of
Gúdar.
Valdelinares, also a village in the area, is the highest town in Spain among those which are head of a municipality.
Sierra de Gudar Route
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See also
*List of mountains in Aragon
This is a list of mountains in Aragon, Spain. They include the Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees, as well as the Moncayo, the highest peak in the Sistema Ibérico.
See also
* List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
*Pyrenees
* Pre-Py ...
* Mountains of the Valencian Community
References
External links
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Sierra de Gúdar - Monumentos y rutas en Gúdar - Teruel - Turismo
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