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Serra del Turmell
Serra del Turmell
	View of the wooded northern slopes of the range and the Cervol River
Highest point
Peak	Tossal Gros or El Turmell
Elevation	1,276 m (4,186 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in the Valencian Community
Coordinates	40°34′31″N 0°9′5″E / 40.57528°N 0.15139°E
Dimensions
Length	12 km (7.5 mi) E/W
Width	3 km (1.9 mi) N/S
Geography
	Serra del Turmell Location in Spain
Location	Baix Maestrat, Valencian Community
Parent range	Iberian System, eastern end
Geology
Rock type	Limestone

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Serra del Turmell, also known as Serra del Mont Turmell,^[1] (Spanish: Sierra del Turmell) is an over 12 km (7 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain.

These mountains and their neighboring ranges are a desolate place with little human habitation. Their summits are frequently covered in snow in the winter. The Cervol River has its sources in this range.

There was much activity of the Spanish Maquis in this range and the neighboring areas after the Spanish Civil War and well into the 1960s.^[2]

Geography

The highest point in the Serra del Turmell range is 1,276 m high Tossal Gros, also known as El Turmell, meaning 'the ankle'. Another important peak is the Mola de Penyablanca. There is a cellular repeater and other antennas atop the highest peak. There is also a shrine or small chapel dedicated to Saint Agatha in the high slopes of the range.^[3]

This mountain chain rises east of Rossell town and its western end merges with the Serra de Vallivana range in the area of the Port de Querol mountain pass in the N-232 road. The easiest route to reach the range is from Xert, Vallibona or Morella.

Ecology

The northern slopes of the Serra del Turmell are covered with Mediterranean forest of holm oak and pine, while the southern slopes are almost denuded of vegetation with the grey limestone rocks exposed among scattered clumps of shrub.^[4] There are large prey birds such as the griffon vulture, as well as wild animals such as the Spanish ibex, roe deer and wild boar.

The ranges of this sparsely populated mountain area have the most important forested zone of the region. Thus the area of this range together with the neighboring Tinença de Benifassà and Serra de Vallivana was declared a Site of Community Importance by the European Union under the name Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana.^[5]

References

^ Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, Toponímia, geografia i cartografia
^ Jose Calvo Segarra, La pastora. Del monte al mito, ed. by Odette Calvo
^ Chapel of St Agatha Vallibona Picture
^ José Quereda Sala, Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico (in Spanish)
^ European Parliament - SCI and ZEPA ‘Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana’

External links

[1] Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, Toponímia, geografia i cartografia

[2] Jose Calvo Segarra, La pastora. Del monte al mito, ed. by Odette Calvo

[3] Chapel of St Agatha Vallibona Picture

[4] José Quereda Sala, Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico (in Spanish)

[5] European Parliament - SCI and ZEPA ‘Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana’

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+| photo_caption = View of the wooded northern slopes of the range and the [[Cervol River]]
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+| highest = [[El Turmell|Tossal Gros]] or ''El Turmell''
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+| location = [[Baix Maestrat]], [[Valencian Community]]
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+| parent = [[Sistema Ibérico|Iberian System]], eastern end
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 | length_km= 12| length_orientation= E/W
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 [[File:Serradel Turmell32.JPG|thumb|left|View of the southern slopes of the range with the exposed bare rock]]
-'''Serra del Turmell''', also known as '''Serra del Mont Turmell''',<ref>Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, ''Toponímia, geografia i cartografia''</ref> ({{lang-es|Sierra del Turmell}}) is an over {{convert|12|km|0|abbr=on}} long mountain range in the [[Baix Maestrat]] comarca, [[Valencian Community]], [[Spain]].
+'''Serra del Turmell''', also known as '''Serra del Mont Turmell''',<ref>Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, ''Toponímia, geografia i cartografia''</ref> ({{langx|es|Sierra del Turmell}}) is an over {{convert|12|km|0|abbr=on}} long mountain range in the [[Baix Maestrat]] comarca, [[Valencian Community]], [[Spain]].
 These mountains and their neighboring ranges are a desolate place with little human habitation. Their summits are frequently covered in [[snow]] in the winter. The [[Cervol River]] has its sources in this range.
-==Geography==
-The highest point in the Serra del Turmell range is 1,276 m high [[Tossal Gros]], also known as ''El Turmell'', meaning 'the [[ankle]]'. Another important peak is the ''Mola de Penyablanca''.
-There is a [[cellular repeater]] and other antennas atop the highest peak. There is also a shrine or small chapel dedicated to [[Agatha of Sicily|Saint Agatha]] in the high slopes of the range.<ref>[http://toniduartefotografia.blogspot.com/2011/10/capilla-de-santa-agueda-vallibona.html Chapel of St Agatha Vallibona Picture]</ref>
-This mountain chain rises east of [[Rossell, Baix Maestrat|Rossell]] town and its western end merges with the [[Serra de Vallivana]] range.
-The easiest route to reach the range is from [[Vallibona]] or from [[Morella]].
 There was much activity of the [[Spanish Maquis]] in this range and the neighboring areas after the [[Spanish Civil War]] and well into the 1960s.<ref>Jose Calvo Segarra, ''La pastora. Del monte al mito'', ed. by Odette Calvo</ref>
+==Geography==
+The highest point in the Serra del Turmell range is 1,276 m high [[El Turmell|Tossal Gros]], also known as ''El Turmell'', meaning 'the [[ankle]]'. Another important peak is the ''Mola de Penyablanca''.
+There is a [[cellular repeater]] and other antennas atop the highest peak. There is also a shrine or small chapel dedicated to [[Agatha of Sicily|Saint Agatha]] in the high slopes of the range.<ref>[http://toniduartefotografia.blogspot.com/2011/10/capilla-de-santa-agueda-vallibona.html Chapel of St Agatha Vallibona Picture]</ref>
+This mountain chain rises east of [[Rossell, Baix Maestrat|Rossell]] town and its western end merges with the [[Serra de Vallivana]] range in the area of the [[Port de Querol]] mountain pass in the [[N-232]] road.
+The easiest route to reach the range is from [[Xert]], [[Vallibona]] or [[Morella, Castellón|Morella]].
 ==Ecology==
-The ranges of this sparsely-populated mountain area have the most important forested zone of the region. The northern slopes of the range are covered with [[Mediterranean forest]] of [[holm oak]] and [[pine]], while the southern slopes are almost denuded of vegetation with the limestone rocks exposed and scattered clumps of [[shrub]].<ref>[http://www.raco.cat/index.php/MillarsCUCP/article/viewFile/131472/181286 José Quereda Sala, ''Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico''] {{es}}</ref> There are large prey birds such as the [[Griffon Vulture]], as well as wild animals such as the [[Spanish Ibex]], [[Roe Deer]] and [[Wild Boar]].
+The northern slopes of the Serra del Turmell are covered with [[Mediterranean forest]] of [[Quercus rotundifolia|holm oak]] and [[pine]], while the southern slopes are almost denuded of vegetation with the grey [[limestone]] rocks exposed among scattered clumps of [[shrub]].<ref>[http://www.raco.cat/index.php/MillarsCUCP/article/viewFile/131472/181286 José Quereda Sala, ''Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico''] {{in lang|es}}</ref> There are large prey birds such as the [[griffon vulture]], as well as wild animals such as the [[Spanish ibex]], [[roe deer]] and [[wild boar]].
-The area of this range together with the neighboring [[Tinença de Benifassà]] and [[Serra de Vallivana]] was declared a [[Site of Community Importance]] by the [[European Union]] under the name [[Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+WQ+E-2008-5294+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN European Parliament - SCI and ZEPA ‘Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana’]</ref>
+The ranges of this sparsely populated mountain area have the most important forested zone of the region. Thus the area of this range together with the neighboring [[Tinença de Benifassà]] and [[Serra de Vallivana]] was declared a [[Site of Community Importance]] by the [[European Union]] under the name [[Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+WQ+E-2008-5294+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN European Parliament - SCI and ZEPA ‘Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana’]</ref>
 ==See also==
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 *[[Maestrat/Maestrazgo]]
 *[[List of Sites of Community Importance in Spain]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{commonscat}}
+*{{commonscat inline}}
+*[http://laughingsquid.com/a-dry-stream-bed-instantly-becomes-a-raging-river-overtaking-a-bridge-in-the-process/ A Dry Stream Bed Instantly Becomes a Raging River, Overtaking a Bridge in the Process]
 *[http://www.uv.es/~fjglez/pais/baixmaestrat.html El País Valencià poble a poble; comarca a comarca - El Baix Maestrat]
 *[http://vamosderuta.blogspot.com/2010/05/els-ports-vallivana-vereda-del-turmell.html Els Ports : Vallivana – Vereda del Turmell - Vallivana]
-*[http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=730481 Wikiloc - santa agueda - vallibona - turmell]
+*[http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=730481 Wikiloc - Santa Agueda - Vallibona - Turmell]
+*[https://archive.today/20130701112939/http://www.vallibona.es/ca/turisme/patrimoni-natural Vallibona Patrimoni Natural]
-[[Category:Mountains of the Valencian Community|Turmell]]
-[[Category:Mountain ranges of Spain|Turmell]]
+{{Mountain ranges of the Iberian System}}
+[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico|Turmell]]
+[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Valencian Community|Turmell]]
 [[Category:Baix Maestrat]]
-[[ca:Serra del Turmell]]

v t e Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico
Northern & Western	Sierra de la Demanda Sierra de Neila Mesa de Cebollera Picos de Urbión Sierra de Alcarama Sierra de Peñalmonte Sierra de Moncalvillo Moncayo Sierra de Nava Alta Sierra de Perdices Sierra Ministra Sierra de Caldereros Sierra de Pardos Sierra de Miñana Sierra de Solorio Sierra de Selas Parameras de Molina
Southwestern, Central & Southeastern	Serranía de Cuenca Sierra Menera Sierra de Albarracín Montes de Picaza Montes Universales Sierra de Mira Sierra de Javalambre Sierra del Toro Sierra de la Virgen Sierra de Vicort Sierra de Algairén Sierra de Santa Cruz Sierra de Cucalón Sierra de Herrera Sierra de San Just Sierra de Lidón Sierra Palomera Sierra de Gúdar Sierra de Mayabona Sierra de Camarena Sierra de Sollavientos Sierra del Rayo Sierra de Pina
Eastern & Northeastern	Maestrat (Maestrazgo) Penyagolosa Massif Sierra de la Lastra Sierra de los Caballos Sierra de Garrocha Sierra de la Cañada Sierra Carrascosa Ports de Morella Serra de la Creu Serra d'En Segures Serra d'en Galceran Serra d'Esparreguera Serra de Vallivana Serra d'En Celler Serra del Turmell Serra de l'Espadella Moles de Xert Talaies d'Alcalà Serra de la Vall d'Àngel Cervera Mountains Serra de Sant Pere Serra Calderona Serra d'Espadà Ports de Tortosa-Beseit Benifassà Mountains Serra de Paüls Serra de l'Espina
Peaks	Moncayo Monte San Lorenzo Pico de Urbión Javalambre Peñarroya Peña Isasa Peñalmonte Tetas de Viana Caimodorro Cerro Calderón Monte Gatún Monte Serradero Mont Caro Castell de l'Airosa La Moleta Montegordo Penyagalera Roques de Benet Santa Bàrbara Alto del Buitre Tossal d'Orenga Tossal dels Tres Reis
Forests of the Iberian Peninsula Geography of Spain List of mountains in Aragon List of mountains in the Valencian Community List of mountains in Catalonia Sistema Central Monasterio de Piedra