Montmeneu () or Punta de Montmaneu is a mountain in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

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 ...

. It is located within the

La Granja d'Escarp La Granja d'Escarp is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. The town is located at the confluence of the Segre and Cinca rivers. The monastery of La Granja d'Escarp was founded by Cistercian monks in 1213. La Gr ...

and

Seròs Seròs () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Segre river in the south-west of the ''comarca''. The Aragon and Catalonia canal provides irrigation water for growing fr ...

municipal limits,

Segrià Segrià () is a comarca (county) in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's sixth largest municipality, and remains the most populated coma ...

Geography

Montmeneu is an isolated hill of the

Catalan Central Depression The Catalan Central Depression ( ca, Depressió Central Catalana) is a natural depression between the Pre-Pyrenees and the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range in Spain. It widens towards the west, linking with the Ebro Depression, ca, Depressió de l'E ...

. Since it is surrounded by flat landscape the mountain is visible over long distances. There is a

triangulation station A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The nomenclature varies regionally: they a ...

at the top marked "247126001". Although it is not the highest hill in the region —the

Puntal dels Escambrons Puntal dels Escambrons is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. Geography With an elevation of 500 metres above sea level the Puntal dels Escambrons is the highest hill of the Segrià comarca. It is located in the Almatret, Segrià, and Riba-roja d'Eb ...

is 5 m higher— the top offers extensive views of the surrounding landscape. This mountain is one of th
Emblematic summits of Catalonia
Llista 100 cims - Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
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* Map ''Segrià'', ICC 1:50.000
Wikiloc - Montmeneu hiking route
{{Catalonia-geo-stub Mountains of Catalonia Segrià Emblematic summits of Catalonia

Geography

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