Sierra de Utiel
Sierra de Utiel
Spain
Sierra de Utiel[1] (Valencian: Serra d'Utiel) is a 16.45 km (10 mi) long mountain range in the Alt Palància, Alt Millars and Plana Baixa comarcas, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is the 1,306 m high El Remedio (Valencian: El Remei). There is often snow in the winter.[2]
Minor ranges
There are four ranges running parallel to each other:
- Sierra del Negrete, also known as Sierra del Remedio (Valencian: Serra del Remei), the main range, with the 1,306 m high El Remedio (Valencian: El Remei), where there is a shrine[3] and the Cerrochico (1,223 m).
- The Sierra de Utiel proper with the 1,112 m high Cabeza del Fraile
- The Sierra de Juan Navarro with the 1,177 m high Cinco Pinos, the Juan Navarro (1,167 m) and the Ropé (1,140 m), where both former ranges merge to meet the tectonic depression of Chera.
- The Sierra de la Atalaya, whose highest summit is La Atalaya (1,157 m).
The Utiel Range has been declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI).[4]
See also
References
External links
- Red de senderos de la Plana de Utiel - Sierras de Utiel y del Negrete
- Parcs Naturals de la Comunitat Valenciana - Official List