Moles de Xert




















Moles de Xert
Moles de Xert11.JPG
Highest point
PeakMola Gran
Elevation806 m (2,644 ft)
ListingList of mountains in the Valencian Community
Coordinates
40°31′54″N 0°9′7″E / 40.53167°N 0.15194°E / 40.53167; 0.15194Coordinates: 40°31′54″N 0°9′7″E / 40.53167°N 0.15194°E / 40.53167; 0.15194
Geography



Moles de Xert is located in Spain

Moles de Xert

Moles de Xert



Location in Spain


Location
Baix Maestrat, Valencian Community
Parent range
Iberian System, Eastern end
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockKarstic
Climbing
Easiest routeFirst drive, then hike from Xert or from Canet lo Roig

Moles de Xert[1] (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈmɔlez ðe ˈtʃɛɾt], Spanish: Muelas de Chert) is a 4.2 km (3 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Mola Gran (806 m). The other main summits are Mola Murada, a breast-shaped hill, Moleta Redona and Mola Llarga. These mountains have very original shapes, topped by regular rocky outcrops resembling castles or fortifications. They are frequently covered in snow in the winter.




Halfway up the slope of Mola Gran in the winter showing rock slide caused by marble quarry on the right side


The main mountain, Mola Gran, has been disfigured on the southern side by a stone quarry that left a very visible scarred surface with a large rock slide.


There are remains of an ancient Iberian Ilercavones settlement in the Mola Murada.


Wildlife, like Spanish Ibex, Roe Deer and Wild Boar, is abundant in these lonely mountains.




Contents





  • 1 Location


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Location


This mountain chain rises above the town of Xert and right to the NE of Serra de l'Espadella, east of the Maestrat mountains of which they could be considered foothills.[2]


The abandoned villages of La Barcella and Fontanals are located in these mountains.



See also


  • Maestrat/Maestrazgo

  • Mountains of the Valencian Community


References




  1. ^ Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, Toponímia, geografia i cartografia


  2. ^ José Quereda Sala, Les Moles de Xert,; Análisis Geomorfológico (in Spanish)




External links




  • El País Valencià poble a poble; comarca a comarca - El Baix Maestrat

  • Les Moles de Xert








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