Sierra de Nava Alta or Sierra de la Nava Alta is a mountain range in the

Valdejalón Valdejalón ( an, Val de Xalón) is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Zaragoza Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The capital of Valdejalón is La Almunia de Doña Godina, located at the ...

comarca,

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 ...

, Spain, located west of the A-121 road, between

Fuendejalón Fuendejalón ( an, Fuent de Xalón) is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 953 inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) The Sierra del ...

and

Ricla Ricla is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,653 inhabitants. See also *Valdejalón *List of municipalities in Zaragoza This is a list ...

and east of

Tierga Tierga is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 221 inhabitants. See also *Aranda (comarca) Aranda is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. Its capital ...

and

Mesones de Isuela Mesones de Isuela, also known as Mesones, is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 339 inhabitants. See also *Comunidad de Calatayud The Comu ...

Geography

The ridge's highest summits are Peña de las Armas (1154 m), Buitrera de Valdearcos (994 m) and Monegre (922 m). The

Santuario de la Virgen de Rodanas El Santuario is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. El Santuario was founded on 11 March 1765 by Captain Antonio Gómez de Castro. Its elevation is 2.150 masl with an averag ...

is located in the Sierra de Nava Alta, about 12 km to the west of

Épila Épila is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Its population in 2005 was approximately 4,100. The Santuario de la Virgen de Rodanas is located in the Sierra de Nava Alta, west of Épila town. The road to the sanctuary fro ...

town. The road to the sanctuary from Épila is not paved. These mountains are covered with low and mostly sparse

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, with some

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, ''Carrasca'' (''

Quercus ilex ''Quercus ilex'', the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the ''Ilex'' section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer. Description An evergreen tr ...

'') and pine trees. They suffered intense exploitation in the past, with overgrazing by cattle and excessive

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gathering.Ruta de Tabuenca a los arcos de Valdarcos
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References

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Santuario de Rodanas

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