The Canchal de la Ceja is a 2,428 metres high mountain in
Spain
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Etymology
''Canchal'' means ''
scree
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''; the name ''Ceja'' (literally ''
eyebrow
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'') comes from the peculiar shape of the snowfield located below the summit on the North face of the mountain .
Geography
The mountain is located on the border between the provinces of
Ávila
Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.
It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...
and
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Herit ...
, both belonging to
Castile and León autonomous community
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. It's the highest peak of the mountain range called ''
Sierra de Béjar'' and of
Province of Salamanca
Salamanca () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Valladolid, Ávila, and Cáceres, and on the west by Portugal. It has ...
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The lakes located around the mountain are the largest in the
Sierra de Gredos
The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range in central Spain that spans the provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Madrid, and Toledo. It is part of the much larger Sistema Central of mountain ranges. Its highest point is Pico Almanzor, at ...
area.
Access to the summit
The shortest route to the summit starts from ''Plataforma del Travieso'' (1850 m,
around 10 km from
Candelario
Candelario is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca
Salamanca () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Va ...
) and takes a couple of hours
hiking
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. The North face of the mountain offers some
climbing route
A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, rock, or ice wall. Routes can vary dramatically in difficulty and grade; once committed to that ascent, it can sometimes be difficult to stop or return. Choice of rou ...
s.
See also
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Sistema Central
The Central System, Spanish and pt, Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.
The Central System is located just north of the 40th parallel a ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Hiking route to Canchal de la Ceja
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Sistema Central
Mountains of Castile and León
Geography of the Province of Salamanca
Geography of the Province of Ávila
Two-thousanders of Spain