Serra de Paüls is a mountain range in the northern side of the
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (), also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in ...
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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 ...
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Spain
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. The highest summit, Punta de l'Aigua has an elevation of 1,091.6 metres above sea level.
Geography
The central part of the range is known as Montsagre de Paüls.
This range is named after the town of
Paüls
Paüls is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Baix Ebre, province of Tarragona, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' ...
, located on its SE side. Together with neighboring and parallel
Serra de l'Espina
Serra de l'Espina is a limestone mountain chain located at the north-eastern end of the Iberian System. It connects the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit mountain massif with the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.
Geography
The Serra de l'Espina ridge's highest p ...
the Serra de Paüls
is within the geological area that connects the
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (), also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in ...
mountain massif with the
Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range ( ca, Serralada Prelitoral Catalana) is a system of mountain ranges running parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast in Catalonia. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System. Its main axis runs between the Catalan ...
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Ports de Beseit
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See also
*Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (), also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in ...
*Mountains of Catalonia
This is a list of mountains in Catalonia, Spain.
See also
*Montserrat
*List of mountains in Aragon
References
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Catalonia
Mountains
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*Iberian System
Iberian refers to Iberia. Most commonly Iberian refers to:
*Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra.
The term ''Iberian'' is also used to refer to anything pertaining to the fo ...
References
External links
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Excursió al Montsagre de PaülsBolós i Vigo - Alyssum montanum
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Pauls
Terra Alta (comarca)
Baix Ebre
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