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The Urbasa Range (''Urbasa mendilerroa'' in
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...
and ''Sierra de Urbasa'' in
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
) is a mountain range of western
Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, Spain, part of the Basque Mountains. Its highest point is the 1,183-metre-high Baiza. Urbasa is a
karstic Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
range where numerous nummulites fossils have been found.A. Borja and M. Collins, ''Oceanography and marine environment of the Basque Country'', Together with the neighboring
Andia The Andia Range (''Andimendi'' in Basque and ''Sierra de Andía'' in Spanish) is a mountain range of western Navarre, Spain, part of the Basque Mountains. Its highest point is the 1,493-metre-high Beriain. Together with the neighboring Urbasa ra ...
range, Urbasa is part of the Urbasa-Andia Natural Park.


Peaks

# Baiza 1,183 m. # Iruaitzeta 1,144 m. # Santa Marina 1,068 m. # Bargagain 1,157 m.


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Urbasa-Andia Natural Park
{{Coord, 42, 50, 18, N, 2, 09, 57, W, type:mountain_source:kolossus-frwiki, display=title Basque Mountains Mountains of Navarre