Sierra del Toro () is a long mountain range in the Alt Palància comarca,

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, close to the limit with

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. It is named after the nearby town of El Toro.

Location

This mountain range is located at the eastern end of the

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and is a southern prolongation of the

Sierra de Javalambre Sierra de Javalambre (; )) is a long mountain range in the Gúdar-Javalambre comarca of Aragon and the Rincón de Ademuz and Serrans comarcas of the Valencian Community, Spain. Highway N-234 winds its way between Sierra de Javalambre and Se ...

. Its highest point is Puntal del Agrillar (1,616 m). Other important peaks are Puntal de Magaña (1,614 metres), Alto del Tomatero (1,607 metres), Puntal de Peiró (1,605 metres) and Salada (1,581 metres), where there is a military communications compound. Its summits are usually covered in

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in the winter and are among the highest peaks of the Land of Valencia. Therefore, there are also numerous ancient ice houses. These mountains have been often devastated by forest fires in hot and dry summers and extensive planting of trees has been undertaken. This mountain range was the scenario of violent battles during the

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(1936–1939) when the

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troops tried to split the

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an government territory in two and reach the Mediterranean coast and there are many remains of trenches.Abril del 38 (III part)

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{{Mountain ranges of the Iberian System

Toro Toro may refer to: Places *Toro, Molise, a ''comune'' in the Province of Campobasso, Italy *Toro, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria *Toro, Shizuoka, an archaeological site in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan *Toro, Zamora, a ''m ...

Alto Palancia

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