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Coordinates: 41°31′32″N 01°44′24″W / 41.52556°N 1.74000°W / 41.52556; -1.74000
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{{Infobox mountain range
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Sierra de la Virgen
| name = Sierra de la Virgen
| photo = Sestrica from west.JPG
| photo = Sestrica from west.JPG
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| map = Spain
| map = Spain
| map_caption = Location in Spain
| map_caption = Location in Spain
| location = [[Aranda Comarca]] &[[Comunidad de Calatayud]] <br>([[Aragon]])
| location = [[Aranda Comarca]] &[[Comunidad de Calatayud]] <br />([[Aragon]])
| parent = [[Sistema Ibérico]]
| parent = [[Sistema Ibérico]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|31|32|N|01|44|24|W|region:ES-AR_type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41|31|32|N|01|44|24|W|region:ES-AR_type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| easiest_route = Drive from [[Villarroya de la Sierra]], [[Viver de la Sierra]], [[Gotor]] or [[Jarque]]
| easiest_route = Drive from [[Villarroya de la Sierra]], [[Viver de la Sierra]], [[Gotor]] or [[Jarque]]
}}
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'''Sierra de la Virgen''' is a mountain range in the [[Aranda Comarca|Aranda]] and [[Comunidad de Calatayud]] comarcas, [[Aragon]], [[Spain]]. It is located south of the [[Moncayo Massif]] between the valleys of the [[Jalón]] and the [[Aranda River|Aranda]] rivers, rising north of the [[N-234 road (Spain)|N-234]] road, roughly between [[Calatayud]] and [[Torrelapaja]].
'''Sierra de la Virgen''' is a mountain range in the [[Aranda Comarca|Aranda]] and [[Comunidad de Calatayud]] comarcas, [[Aragon]], [[Spain]]. It is located south of the [[Moncayo Massif]] between the valleys of the [[Jalón]] and the [[Aranda River|Aranda]] rivers, rising north of the [[N-234 road (Spain)|N-234]] road, roughly between [[Calatayud]] and [[Torrelapaja]].

==Geography==
==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Illueca (Zaragoza), dende o castiello d'o Papa Luna.jpg|thumb|The Sierra de la Virgen above [[Illueca]]]]}}
{{stack|[[File:Illueca (Zaragoza), dende o castiello d'o Papa Luna.jpg|thumb|The Sierra de la Virgen above [[Illueca]]]]}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{commons category inline}}
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*[http://www.turismodezaragoza.es/provincia/naturaleza.php?item=119 Sierra de la Virgen - Tourism in Aragon]
*[http://www.turismodezaragoza.es/provincia/naturaleza.php?item=119 Sierra de la Virgen - Tourism in Aragon]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528225458/http://derutas.wordpress.com/parajes/sierras/sierra-de-la-virgen/ Hiking in Sierra de la Virgen]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528225458/http://derutas.wordpress.com/parajes/sierras/sierra-de-la-virgen/ Hiking in Sierra de la Virgen]

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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Aragon|Virgen]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Aragon|Virgen]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico|Virgen]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico|Virgen]]

Latest revision as of 00:27, 5 January 2024

Sierra de la Virgen
Sierra de la Virgen rising behind Sestrica
Highest point
PeakCabrera
Elevation1,433 m (4,701 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates41°31′32″N 01°44′24″W / 41.52556°N 1.74000°W / 41.52556; -1.74000
Geography
Sierra de la Virgen is located in Spain
Sierra de la Virgen
Sierra de la Virgen
Location in Spain
LocationAranda Comarca &Comunidad de Calatayud
(Aragon)
Parent rangeSistema Ibérico
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock ageCambrian
Rock type(s)Slate and Quartzite
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeDrive from Villarroya de la Sierra, Viver de la Sierra, Gotor or Jarque

Sierra de la Virgen is a mountain range in the Aranda and Comunidad de Calatayud comarcas, Aragon, Spain. It is located south of the Moncayo Massif between the valleys of the Jalón and the Aranda rivers, rising north of the N-234 road, roughly between Calatayud and Torrelapaja.

Geography

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The Sierra de la Virgen above Illueca

The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. Its highest point is Cabrera (1,433 m); other important summits are Virgen de la Sierra (1,413 m), Cucuta (1,300 m), San Cristóbal (1,264 m), Pico de Morés (1,186 m) and Monte de la Lezna (1,173 m). The adjacent Sierra de Vicort stretches east of Sierra de la Virgen in the same direction.

The name of this mountain chain derives from the Santuario de la Virgen de la Sierra, a Virgin Mary shrine located in the heights of the mountain range, about 22 km to the north of Villarroya de la Sierra town.[1]

These mountains are mostly covered with low maquis shrub and they have been repopulated with pine since the 20th century. The Sierra de la Virgen is often subject to wildfires in periods of prolonged drought. Native trees include juniper and Carrasca (Quercus ilex),[2] among others.

There are other smaller mountain chains named "Sierra de la Virgen" in Spain. One is in Ciudad Real Province, part of the Montes de Toledo, and the other is located in Córdoba Province, Andalusia.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Santuario de la Virgen de la Sierra Archived 2010-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sierra de la Virgen - Hoces del Jalón
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