Las Banderillas or Cerro de las Banderillas, height 1993 m, is the highest mountain in the
Sierra del Segura
Sierra de Segura is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in Spain. It is named after the ancient town of Segura de la Sierra and it gives its name to the Segura River. Its highest point is the 1,993 m high Las Banderil ...
, a mountain range in Southern
Spain
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The Sierra del Segura cordillera, along with
Sierra de Cazorla
Sierra de Cazorla is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in Spain. It is named after the town of Cazorla. Its highest point is the 1,847 m high Gilillo peak.
Geography
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Pre-baetic System. Both mountain chains are included in the
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park ( es, Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas) is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain, established in 1986. With an are ...
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Las Banderillas is often partly covered with snow in the winter. Its western face is a sheer cliff overlooking the
Aguamulas River valley and la Campana Brook. Its eastern side, on the other hand, descends less abruptly towards the Pinar Negro and Campos de Hernán Perea plateaus.
This mountain can be explored by means of different scenic hiking trails. There is a shack on the Las Banderillas mountaintop containing forest-firefighting equipment.
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References
External links
Cazorla - Las Banderillas - Hiking(Spanish)
Banderillas(Spanish)
Hiking trail - Las Banderillas(Spanish)
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Mountains of Andalusia
One-thousanders of Spain