Ganekogorta or Belaute is a mountain in the border of the provinces of

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. ...

and

Álava Álava ( in Spanish) or Araba (), officially Araba/Álava, is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Álava, former medieval Catholic bishopric and now Latin titular see. Its c ...

in the Basque Country, Spain. It is located roughly halfway between

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and

Llodio Laudio/Llodio is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Laudio is the name in Basque language and Llodio in Spanish; both are used indistinctly. Geography and Demography Llodio is an ...

. It is the main peak of a

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that comprises some smaller mountains like

Pagasarri Pagasarri ( Basque language name meaning 'thick forest of beech') is one of the two small mountain ranges that encloses the city of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain and is part of the Basque Mountains. Its main peak separates the municipality of Bil ...

, Ganeta, Pastorekorta, Arnotegi and Arraiz. The northern slopes of the massif reach the city of Bilbao.

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Ganekogorta
at the Mendikat website {{basqueCountry-geo-stub Mountains of Álava Mountains of Biscay Mountains of the Basque Country (autonomous community)