Castejón Mountains
The Castejón Mountains (Spanish: Montes de Castejón) are a mountain range in the Cinco Villas comarca, Aragon, Spain, located about 30 km (19 mi) to the north of Zaragoza. They are named after the town of Castejón de Valdejasa in the midst of the range.
| Castejón Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Montes de Castejón | |
 The NW end of the mountains near Erla | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Esteban |
| Elevation | 747 |
| Listing | List of mountains in Aragon |
| Coordinates | 41°56′35″N 00°59′10″W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) NW/SE |
| Width | 10 km (6.2 mi) NE/SW |
| Geography | |
  Castejón Mountains Location in Spain | |
| Location | Cinco Villas (Aragon) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Sedimentary rock, Miocene[1] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | Drive from Castejón de Valdejasa |
Description
The Castejón Mountains are covered with low and mostly sparse forest made up mainly Carrasca (Quercus ilex) and pine trees, often subject to wildfires during droughts.[2] The ridge's highest summit is Esteban (747 m). Other important summits are Guarizo (745 m), Pogallinero (639 m), Escalerilla (585 m) and Lomaza (476 m).
The northwestern part of the range is also known as Sierra de Erla, after the town of Erla, located further north,[3] or as Montes de Sora, after the Sora Castle.[4]
There are also wind turbines installed in some of the upper ridges.
References
- Magnetostratigraphy of the Miocene continental deposits of the Montes de Castejón (central Ebro basin, Spain) – Geochronological and paleoenvironmental implications Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Incendio en Montes de Castejón Archived 2010-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Sierra de Erla y castillo de Sora
- Castillo de Sora Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Tourism in Comarca of Cinco Villas
- Castejón de Valdejasa – Area Map
- Hiking in Montes de Castejón & El Jabalí – Wikiloc