The Cervera Mountains ( ca-valencia, Muntanyes de Cervera) is an long mountain range in the
Baix Maestrat comarca,
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. In some ancient texts these mountains are known as Serra d'en Menor. Its highest point is
Revoltons, . Other notable summits are Perdiguera, and Mola, .
Location
The Cervera Mountains rise north of the
Cervera del Maestrat town, south of
Traiguera
Traiguera is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. It is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.
The town is located in a central position in the comarc ...
and east of
La Jana. They are located in the transitional zone between the
Mediterranean
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and the
continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...
. In the winter the weather is colder than in the coastal mountain ranges and the summits are often covered in
snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
for a few days after each snowstorm.
The Our Lady of health shrine ''(Reial Santuari de Nostra Senyora de la Font de la Salut)'' which was first built in the 14th century is located on the eastern side of these mountains.
The mountains are mostly covered with
Mediterranean
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Maquis shrubland
220px, Low maquis in Corsica
220px, High ''macchia'' in Sardinia
( , , ) or ( , ; often in Italian; hr, makija; ; ) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs.
Maquis is char ...
. There are some patches of
pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...
forest.
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See also
*Mountains of the Valencian Community
This is a list of mountains in the Valencian Community of Spain.
See also
*List of mountains in Aragon
*List of mountains in Catalonia
*Sistema Ibérico
* Catalan Mediterranean System
*Prebaetic System
Sources
* VV.AA.(1999), ''Atlas Esc ...
*Maestrat/Maestrazgo
The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón provinc ...
References
Flora de la Província de Castelló
External links
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20101003004908/http://www.avl.gva.es/img/EdicionsPublicacions/Publicacions/TRAIGUERA.pdf Traiguerabr>Cattle-rearing
{{Mountain ranges of the Iberian System
Mountain ranges of the Valencian Community
Baix Maestrat
Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico