Serra de l'Espadella ( es, Sierra de la Espandela) is an over long mountain range in the
Baix Maestrat comarca,
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous comm ...
,
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")
, ...
. Its highest point is
Espadella (968 m). These mountains are frequently covered in snow in the winter.
Geography
This mountain chain rises south of the
Serra del Turmell, between the almost abandoned village of
Vallivana
Vallivana is a small settlement belonging to Morella, Ports (comarca).
Description
Vallivana is an almost deserted cluster of houses southeast of Morella. It is located at the eastern end of the Dena de Coll i Moll, right by N-232 road betw ...
and the
Moles de Xert
Moles de Xert (, es, Muelas de Chert) is a long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Country, Spain. Its highest point is Mola Gran (806 m). The other main summits are ''Mola Murada,'' a breast-shaped hill, ''Moleta Redona'' ...
, to the northeast of the
Serra de Vallivana
Serra de Vallivana (, es, Sierra de Vallivana) or Muntanyes de Vallivana is an over long mountain range straddling the Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat comarcas, Valencian Community, Spain.
Geography
The highest point of the range is the 1,275 ...
, on the other side of the valley through which the
N-232 road passes. This sparsely populated mountain area has the most important forested zone of the region.
José Quereda Sala, ''Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico''
The main wild animals in these unpopulated mountains are the Spanish Ibex
The Iberian ibex (''Capra pyrenaica''), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat, or Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese s ...
, Roe Deer
The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...
and Wild Boar
The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...
.
See also
* Maestrat/Maestrazgo
*Mountains of the Valencian Community
This is a list of mountains in the Valencian Community of Spain.
See also
* List of mountains in Aragon
* List of mountains in Catalonia
* Sistema Ibérico
*Catalan Mediterranean System
The Catalan Mediterranean System, also known as M ...
References
External links
El País Valencià poble a poble; comarca a comarca - El Baix Maestrat
{{Mountain ranges of the Iberian System
Espadella
Espadella
Baix Maestrat