Sierra del Mugrón | |
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The Sierra del Mugrón seen from the south near Almansa
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,209 m (3,967 ft) |
Coordinates | 38°55′21″N 01°09′22″W / 38.92250°N 1.15611°WCoordinates: 38°55′21″N 01°09′22″W / 38.92250°N 1.15611°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Valle de Cofrentes, Valencian Community |
Parent range | Isolated range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Limestone (Miocene) |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Almansa, Ayora or Alpera |
Valle de Cofrentes, Valencian Community
Sierra del Mugrón is a 16.6 km (10 mi) long mountain range located between the Valle de Cofrentes (Valencian: Vall de Cofrents) comarca, Valencian Community, and Almansa, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is an isolated range between the Iberian System and the Cordillera Prebética. Its highest point is 1,209 m. The northern section of this range is within the Ayora (Valencian: Aiora) municipal term, while the southern belongs to Almansa.
There are remains of an Ancient Iberian settlement in Castellar de Meca, between Ayora and Alpera.
This mountain range is a quiet lonely and isolated area with a sizeable amount of wildlife, foremost of which are the wildcat, boar, little bustard, Eurasian stone-curlew, peregrine falcon, European nightjar, black wheatear, common wood pigeon, Dartford warbler, red-legged partridge and Bonelli's eagle.