Serra de la Llena, also known as Serra la Llena, is a mountain chain straddling the municipal terms of
Vilanova de Prades
Vilanova de Prades is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Conca de Barberà, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a popular holiday resort located at high altitude atop the Serra de la Llena, close to the area where this mountain ...
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Conca de Barberà
Conca de Barberà () is a comarca (county) in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Its total area is . At its creation in 1936, it contained 23 municipalities, but in 1990, several of these were amalgamated; Rojals was combined with Mon ...
comarca),
La Pobla de Cérvoles
La Pobla de Cérvoles is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' natio ...
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Garrigues) and
Ulldemolins
Ulldemolins is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain.
This town is located among rocky mountains, the Serra de la Llena, the Serra de Montsant and the Prades Mountains
Prades Mountains, also known as Muntanyes de ...
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Priorat
Priorat () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat històric," produces the highly regarded wines that are certified under the DOQ Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are certified as DO M ...
), in
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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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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. These mountains have characteristic large and rounded rocky outcrops.
The range runs in an east to west direction and is part of 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 ...
. The main peak is
Punta del Curull
Punta del Curull is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. It has an elevation of 1,021 metres above sea level.. It is the highest point of Serra de la Llena
Serra de la Llena, also known as Serra la Llena, is a mountain chain straddling the municipal t ...
(1021 m), other summits are Penya Alta (1015 m), Punta del General (924 m), Punta de Viern (904 m), Punta del Moliner (902 m), Punta del Marc (901 m), Punta del Ponç (892 m) and Punta d'en Llor (891 m).
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The Serra de la Llena runs parallel to the Serra de Montsant
Serra de Montsant is a mountain chain in Catalonia, Spain. The main populated area in the range is La Morera de Montsant. Description
It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Roca Corbatera (1,163 m), Piló dels Senyalets ( ...
.
The Montsant River runs at the feet of the southern face and the town of Vilanova de Prades
Vilanova de Prades is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Conca de Barberà, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a popular holiday resort located at high altitude atop the Serra de la Llena, close to the area where this mountain ...
is located amidst the rocky outcrops of the range, near the eastern summits. The Llena mountain range also makes for the mainspring for the Set river, from where its 28-mile length of water rises and flows.
See also
* Montsant
*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 ...
*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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References
External links
Hiking - Ulldemolins, Serra de la Llena
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Llena
Conca de Barberà
Garrigues (comarca)
Priorat