Sierra de Santa Cruz is a mountain range in the
Campo de Daroca comarca,
Aragon
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,
Spain
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. It is located north of the
Laguna de Gallocanta.
Geography
The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. Its highest point is
Cerro de Santa Cruz (1,423 m). The ''Ermita de Santa Cruz'' shrine is located in the range.
This mountain chain rises west of
Daroca and stretches through the municipal terms of
Balconchán,
Atea
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Marquesas Islands
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,
Orcajo,
Cubel,
Valdehorna,
Val de San Martín and
Santed.
Ecology
The plant ''
Centaurea pinnata'' is an
endangered species
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present in this mountain range.
Centaurea pinnata - Xilocapedia
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See also
* Mountains of Aragon
* Campo de Daroca
References
External links
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Hiking in Sierra de Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Mountain ranges of Aragon
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