Sierra de Santa Cruz is a mountain range in the

Campo de Daroca Campo de Daroca is one of the comarcas of Aragon, in the Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It is located in the mountainous Iberian System area. Municipalities The ''comarca'' includes the municipalities of Acered, Aldehuela de Liestos, ...

comarca, Aragon,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It is located north of the

Laguna de Gallocanta The Gallocanta Lake ( es, Laguna de Gallocanta) is an endorheic lake in Aragon, Spain. Falling within the boundaries of two provinces, Teruel and Zaragoza, the lake is located just to the south of Gallocanta village, between the Aragonese comarca ...

Geography

The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. Its highest point is

Cerro de Santa Cruz 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 municip ...

(1,423 m). The ''Ermita de Santa Cruz'' shrine is located in the range. This mountain chain rises west of

Daroca Daroca is a city and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, situated to the south of the city of Zaragoza. It is the center of a judicial district. It is located in the basin of Calatayud, in the valley of the Jiloca river. N ...

and stretches through the municipal terms of

Balconchán Balconchán is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. ...

Atea Atea is a deity in several Polynesian cultures, including the Marquesas and Tuamotu Islands, and New Zealand. Marquesas Islands In the mythology of the Marquesas Islands, Atea is the giver of light. In one legend Atea and Tāne are brothers, t ...

Orcajo Orcajo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 39 inhabitants. The town is located near the Sierra de Santa Cruz and the Laguna de Gallocanta ...

Cubel Cubel is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Naciona ...

Valdehorna Valdehorna is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. T ...

Val de San Martín Val de San Martín is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given pop ...

and

Santed Santed is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. Thi ...

Ecology

The plant ''

Centaurea pinnata ''Centaurea'' () is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding reg ...

'' is an endangered species present in this mountain range.Centaurea pinnata - Xilocapedia
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CAI Aragon - Sierra de de Santa Cruz

Hiking in Sierra de Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mountain ranges of Aragon {{Aragon-geo-stub

Geography

Ecology

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