Penyagolosa (, es, Peñagolosa) is a mountain in the
Alcalatén area,
Valencian Community
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,
Spain
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. Geologically it is part of the
Iberian System, located at the eastern end of
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
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. Its peak is at 1,813 meters above
sea level
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and is often crowned with
snow
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It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
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, located in the
Rincón de Ademuz, a Valencian
exclave 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.
See also
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List of mountains in the Valencian Community
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Maestrat 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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