El Fraile, Cerro del Fraile, Cerro de los Frailes or Pico del los Frailes is the highest peak in the coastal range of the ''Sierra del Cabo de Gata'' in the

Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park ''Cabo de Gata-Níjar'' Natural Park in the southeastern corner of Spain is Andalusia's largest protected coastal area, a wild and isolated landscape. Spain's southeast coast, where the park is situated, is a region in mainland Europe with a ho ...

. Like the rest of the range the peak is of volcanic origin. The last eruption dates about 8 million years ago. The summit can be reached by a cross-country hike.

Culture

In El Fraile was shot

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s like ''

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'' (1966) and ''

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'' (1966).

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