Penyagolosa (, es, Peñagolosa) is a mountain in the
Alcalatén
Alcalatén is a comarca in the province of Castellon, Valencian Community, Spain
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area,
Valencian Community,
Spain. Geologically it is part of the
Iberian System
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, located at the eastern end of
Iberian Peninsula. Its peak is at 1,813 meters above
sea level and is often crowned with
snow in the winter.
The Penyagolosa is widely considered to be most emblematic mountain in the Valencian Community. Since it stands quite isolated, it was thought to be the highest peak in the region, but actually the highest is the 1,839 meter high
Cerro Calderón
Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain".
Toponyms
;Bolivia:
* Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia
;Brazil:
*Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul
*Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipa ...
, located in the
Rincón de Ademuz
Rincón de Ademuz is a Spanish comarca constituted as an exclave of both the Valencian Community and the Valencia province located between the provinces of Cuenca ( Castile-La Mancha) and Teruel (Aragon). It is part of the Spanish-speaking area in ...
, a Valencian
exclave
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where there are three more peaks over 1,500 m.
At the base of the mountain is the important pilgrimage destination of Sant Joan de Penyagolosa.
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Penyagolosa Massif
The Penyagolosa Massif includes other minor mountain ranges, like the Sierra de la Batalla which stretches westward towards
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
.
See also
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List of mountains in the Valencian Community
This is a list of mountains in the Valencian Community of Spain.
See also
*List of mountains in Aragon
*List of mountains in Catalonia
*Sistema Ibérico
* Catalan Mediterranean System
*Prebaetic System
Sources
* VV.AA.(1999), ''Atlas Esc ...
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Maestrat
The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón provin ...
or Maestrazgo
References
External links
Itineraries in PenyagolosaExcursionsPenyagolosa, El Gegant de PedraGeneralitat Valenciana - Declaració del Parc Natural del PenyagolosaJason Webster, Penyagolosa seen by an EnglishmanCases rurals amb encant
Mountains of the Valencian Community
Alcalatén
Sistema Ibérico
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