Sierra Salvada () is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
situated to the northwest of
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
(Spain), and it is also part of
Alava and
Orduña (an enclave on
Biscay
Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...
).
The southern slope of this mountain range, whose rivers flow to the mediterranean sea, is included in the province of Burgos. However, the north slope is part of the
Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community (), also officially called Euskadi (), is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa. It surrounds two enclaves called Treviño ...
. The rivers of this area of Sierra Salvada flow to the Cantabrian coast.
Sierra Salvada is famous because of its peculiar shape, created by its north steep slope, in length, and because of its biodiversity, That is why Sierra Salvada is considered a
Special Protection Area (SPA), in order to protect the different species of birds.
History
This mountain range has been very important between the 16th and 18th centuries, as a communication way between Castilla and the Cantabrian. It is considered an important trade route that connected the Northern Peninsula, and therefore, it was very significant on the commercial communications of the northern area.
Sierra Salvada is known through its limestone area and the speleological researches done there by the caving groups. Among the more than 350 caves located, there is the most famous one, The System of the Beech Forest of Ponata, cavity located and explored by the Speleological Group of Alava (GEA) between 1983 and 2000. This famous cave has length mapped.
Other caves of this mountain range are the Pozalagua System, with length (explored and mapped by the Speleological Group of Alava and the Edelweiss Caving Group) and the San Miguel or the Old Cave.
Mountains in Sierra Salvada
*Urieta –
*Aro –
*Ungino –
*Tologorri –
*Bedarbide –
*Solaiera –
*Txarlazo –
*Arando –
See also
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Physical geography of Euskal Herria
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Speleology
Speleology () is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their chemical composition, composition, structure, physical property, physical properties, history, ecology, and the processes by which they form (speleogenes ...
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Basque Mountains
References
External links
Birding Euskadi: Sierra Salvada(Spanish)Álava Turismo: Sierra Salvada(Spanish)
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