Serra de Sant Pere

Serra de Sant Pere (Saint Peter's Range)[1] (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈsɛra ðe ˈsam ˈpeɾe], Spanish: Sierra del Solá) or Serra del Solà[2] is a 5.8 km (4 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Tossal de Sant Pere (541 m). The slopes are covered in low Mediterranean vegetation [3]

Serra de Sant Pere
Serra del Solà
Highest point
PeakTossal de Sant Pere
Elevation541 m (1,775 ft)
ListingMountains of the Valencian Community
Coordinates40°32′25″N 0°16′11″E 
Geography
Serra de Sant Pere
Location in Spain
LocationBaix Maestrat, Valencian Community
Parent rangeIberian System Eastern zone / Mediterranean System, Southern zone
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockKarstic
Climbing
Easiest routeStraight to the Tossal de Sant Pere hiking from Traiguera or along the ridge from Canet lo Roig

Location

This moderately high mountain chain rises west of Traiguera and east of Canet lo Roig, in the transitional zone between the Mediterranean and the continental climate. It is part of the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Mediterranean System of mountains. Unlike the nearby Cervera Mountains, the summits are rarely covered in snow in the winter.[4]

There is a ruined church building formerly dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle close to the top of the highest peak, as well as a cave with steps. Ancient Iberian remains and steles have been found in the lower slopes of the western side of the range.

Hiking paths are well marked and there is a triangulation pillar as well as a disused, rusting antenna on the highest summit.

See also

References
  1. Traiguera Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, Toponímia, geografia i cartografia
  3. Flora de la Província de Castelló (in Spanish)
  4. Benicarló: Terres Insospitades i Desconegudes del Maestrat Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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