Sierra de Vicort

Sierra de Vicort
Sierra de Vicort in Huérmeda
Highest point
Peak	Pico del Rayo
Elevation	1,420 m (4,660 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates	41°20′24″N 01°27′18″W / 41.34000°N 1.45500°W / 41.34000; -1.45500Coordinates: 41°20′24″N 01°27′18″W / 41.34000°N 1.45500°W / 41.34000; -1.45500
Geography
Sierra de Vicort Location in Spain
Location	Comunidad de Calatayud, Campo de Daroca (Aragon)
Parent range	Iberian System
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Quartzite
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	Drive from El Frasno, Sediles, Mara, Tobed or Santa Cruz de Grío

Sierra de Vicort, also known as Sierra de Vicor (Aragonese: Sierra de Bicort), is a 20 km (12 mi) long mountain range in the Comunidad de Calatayud and Campo de Daroca comarcas of Aragon, Spain.

The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. It stretches southeast of the Sierra de la Virgen in the same direction roughly between Paracuellos de la Ribera and Codos. It is separated from Sierra de la Virgen by the Jalón River valley. Sierra de Algairén runs north of Sierra de Vicort with a long tectonic basin between them, the Grio River Valley, a tributary of the Jalón having its source in Sierra de Vicort.

Sierra de Vicort's highest point is Pico del Rayo (1,420 m). The range forks into two subranges towards its southeastern end, Sierra del Espigar, highest point 1,277 m and Sierra de la Modorra, highest point 1,279 m. The northeastern side of the range is abrupt, while its southwestern flanks, descending towards the Sediles and Mara plateaux are much smoother.

Highway Carretera Nacional N-II crosses the northern end of the range, near El Frasno. There are ancient Celtiberian archaeological remains in and around the range. Some authors claim that the name "Vicort" itself is of Celtiberian origin.

These mountains have many forested patches, consisting mainly of pine and Quercus rotundifolia, Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus faginea oaks with heath and broom and Calluna vulgaris shrub, as well as thyme and Festuca grassland in between. Centaurea pinnata is an endangered species of plant present in this mountain range. The southern slopes of Sierra de Vicort are often subject to wildfires in periods of prolonged drought.