Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a

protected landscape Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

in the Montejunto-Estrela mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and

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. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to of altitude. The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is long and wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils.

Fauna and flora

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of ''

Miniopterus schreibersi The common bent-wing bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii''), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout ...

'', with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months. Flora found in the area include ''

Arabis sadina ''Arabis sadina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is endemic to Portugal. Distribution and habitat ''Arabis sadina'' is endemic to the centre-west of Portugal, occurring in the districts of Leiria, Santarém, Li ...

'', ''

Coincya cintrana ''Coincya cintrana'' is a flowering plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is a hemicryptophyte plant, and it grows on walls, in steep areas and in rocky slopes. It flowers from April until June. The species authority is (Cout.) P.Silva, and was p ...

'', ''

Juncus valvatus ''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. Description Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plants that superfici ...

'', '' Narcissus calcicola'' and '' Silene longicilia''.

References

Protected landscapes of Portugal Natura 2000 in Portugal {{Europe-protected-area-stub