Sierra de Algairén is a mountain range in

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, located between the

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Campo de Cariñena Campo de Cariñena is a comarca in central Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The most important town is Cariñena. It is a traditional wine-producin ...

and

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. The ridge's highest summit is Pico de Valdemadera (1,276 m).

Description

The Algairén Mountains are covered with forest made up

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, ''Carrasca'' (''

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''),

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, and also

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for birds. These mountains are part of the central area of the

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and the summits are often covered with

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in the winter.

References

External links

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Tourism in Zaragoza - Sierra de Algairén

Sierra de Algairén y Pico del Águila

Mountain ranges of Aragon Algairen {{Aragon-geo-stub