Peña Trevinca (), also known as Trevinca, is a mountain in northern
Spain
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. It is located at the confluence of the
Montes de León
The Montes de León (Spanish for "mountains of León", named after the ancient Kingdom of León) is a mountain range in north-western Spain, in the provinces of León, Zamora and Ourense. This range is located at the confluence of the Cantabria ...
and the
Macizo Galaico
The Galician Massif or Galician-Leonese Massif (, also known as ''Macizo Galaico-Leonés'') is a system of mountain ranges in the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Galicia with its southeastern end reaching into the pr ...
on the boundary between the autonomous communities of
Galicia and
Castile and León
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. It is the highest mountain in
Galicia and in the province of
Zamora.
The mountain has a 22,510 ha bird-life
Special Protection Area
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.
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See also
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Serra do Eixe
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, also known as Sierra Segunde
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Scrambling
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References
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External links
Macizo Galaico (Chain) - Hiking Geographic Card
Special Protection Areas of Spain
Galician Massif
Mountains of Castile and León
Mountains of Galicia (Spain)
Highest points of Spanish provinces