The Mountains of Sis ( ca, Serra de Sis, or ''Serra del Cis'') ( es, Sierra de Sis) is a long mountain range of the

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. They are located between the valleys of rivers

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and the Escales Reservoir,

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, in the Ribagorza

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. The ridge's highest summits are Pico de l´Amorriador (1791 m) and Puialto (1782 m). Other important summits are 1765 m high La Creu de Bonansa, 1490 m high Altaió d'Aulet and 1066 m high Tossal de Cornudella.

Geography

This mountain chain rises abruptly from a plain and looks quite impressive from certain angles, therefore in ancient geographic works this range was also referred to as "the Great Mountains of Sis" ( es, la gran sierra de Sis) owing to the massive appearance of its mountains, abruptly rising as mighty

foothill Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills and the adjacent topograp ...

s of the Pyrenees. The summits of this mountain chain offer an excellent lookout point to have a view of some of the main peaks of the

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from the south, as well as of the magnificent El Turbón in the west. Some of the steep rocky cliffs of the range are popular with

rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...

s. The 9th - 11th century Santa María de Obarra

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

is located at the foot of the western end of the Sierra de Sis range.Monasterio de Santa María de Obarra
There are also abandoned villages and church buildings, as well as many ancient cattle farmers' buildings known as ''

borda Borda may refer to: *Qaṣīda al-Burda, a famous Sufi poem. * Borda (building) or borde, traditional cattle farmers' buildings in the Pyrenees, a barn, sheepfold, or stable * Places in India ** Borda, Goa, a town and suburb of the city of Margao ...

'' in the area.

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El Turbón y Sierra de Sis

Sis Pre-Pyrenees {{Aragon-geo-stub Peña Montañesa

Geography

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