Sierra de Orihuela ( ca-valencia, Serra d'Oriola) is a long mountain range in the

Vega Baja del Segura Vega Baja del Segura (in Spanish) or Baix Segura (in Valencian) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. To the north its neighbouring ''comarcas'' are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà. Its southern limits ...

( ca-valencia, Baix Segura) comarca,

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. Its highest point is Peña de Orihuela (634 m). This range is named after the town of

Orihuela Orihuela (; ca-valencia, Oriola ) is a city and municipality located at the feet of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Spain. The city of Orihuela had a population of 33,943 inhabitants at the beginning of 2013. The mun ...

( ca-valencia, Oriola), located at the feet of the mountains. The western end of the range is within the limits of the

Santomera Santomera is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 16,105 (2018) and an area of 44.2 km2. It shares borders with Fortuna in the north, with Murcia in its west and south and with the province of ...

municipal term, in the

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. These conspicuous

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mountains rise abruptly from the low

Segura River Segura (, ; la, Thader; ar, شقورة, Shaqūrah, or ) is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It has its source in the Sierra de Segura. Course The river begins at Santiago Pontones ( province of Jaén), passes Calasparra, Cie ...

Valley floor and have some very steep cliffs popular with

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s, like "La Pared Negra".Rockfax - Pared Negra
/ref> There is very little vegetation on the arid mountain slopes and both physically and geologically the Sierra de Orihuela is similar to the

Sierra de Callosa Sierra de Callosa ( ca-valencia, Serra de Callosa)Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, ''Toponímia, geografia i cartografia'' is a long mountain range in the Vega Baja del Segura ( ca-valencia, Baix Segura) comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its high ...

range located only 2.6 km to the east. Smoother Sierra de Hurchillo is located 4.8 km to the south

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Vega Baja del Segura

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