Bañuela or La Bañuela, also known as ''La Mójina'', is the highest peak of the
Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west across the south of the Iberian Peninsula, forming the southern border of the '' Meseta Central'' plateau and pro ...
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Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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Description
The mountain is 1,332 m high and it is located in a range known as ''Sierra de Navalmanzano'', part of the
Sierra Madrona range, at the southern end of
Ciudad Real Province
The province of Ciudad Real () is a province in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, Badajoz, and Toledo. It is partly located in ...
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Castile-La Mancha. It is mostly covered with ''
matorral
300px, Springtime in Chilean matorral a few kilometers north of Santiago along the Pan-American Highway
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scrubland
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where plants such as ''
Cistus
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Erica'' and
rosemary
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predominate.
There is a good hiking route to reach the peak starting from
Fuencaliente, but there is no marked path to reach the peak after reaching a certain height. This makes it difficult to find the summit in misty weather. There is a
triangulation pillar on the crest, but it is not exactly at the highest point, which is located nearby.
Pico La Bañuela (1.333 m), Sierra Morena
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See also
* Geography of Spain
*Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every geological period from the Ediacaran to t ...
*Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west across the south of the Iberian Peninsula, forming the southern border of the '' Meseta Central'' plateau and pro ...
References
External links
Sierra Madrona, paraiso en Sierra Morena
Geography of the Province of Ciudad Real
Sierra Morena
Mountains of Castilla–La Mancha
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