Serra de Vallivana




















Serra de Vallivana

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View of the range during a storm in the winter

Highest point
PeakMuixacre
Elevation1,275 m (4,183 ft)
ListingList of mountains in the Valencian Community
Coordinates
40°31′48″N 0°2′2″E / 40.53000°N 0.03389°E / 40.53000; 0.03389Coordinates: 40°31′48″N 0°2′2″E / 40.53000°N 0.03389°E / 40.53000; 0.03389
Dimensions
Length14 km (8.7 mi) WNW/ESE
Width3 km (1.9 mi) NNE/SSW
Geography



Serra de Vallivana is located in Spain

Serra de Vallivana

Serra de Vallivana



Spain


Location
Alt Maestrat & Baix Maestrat, Valencian Community
Parent range
Iberian System, eastern end
Geology
Type of rockKarstic


The church of Vallivana and an abandoned house




View of the Serra de Vallivana from the Port de Querol


Serra de Vallivana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈsɛra ðe vaʎiˈvana], Spanish: Sierra de Vallivana) or Muntanyes de Vallivana[1] is an over 14 km (9 mi) long mountain range straddling the Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat comarcas, Valencian Community, Spain.




Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Ecology


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Geography


The highest point of the range is the 1,275 m high Muixacre, located close to the Port de Querol mountain pass in the N-232 road. Other important peaks are Montserrat and Talaió. These mountains are frequently covered in snow in the winter.


This mountain chain rises between the almost abandoned village of Vallivana and the top of the Maestrat mountains, south of the Serra del Turmell and west of the Serra de l'Espadella ranges.
These mountains are named after the virgin of Vallivana, the patroness of Morella. The easiest route to reach the range is from Vallivana or from Morella



Ecology


This sparsely-populated mountain area has the most important forested zone of the region[2] with large prey birds such as the griffon vulture and wild animals like Spanish ibex, roe deer and wild boar.


The area of this range together with the neighboring Tinença de Benifassà and Serra del Turmell was declared a Site of Community Importance by the European Union under the name Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana.[3]



See also


  • Mountains of the Valencian Community

  • Vallivana

  • Maestrat/Maestrazgo

  • List of Sites of Community Importance in Spain


References




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


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


  3. ^ European Parliament - SCI and ZEPA ‘Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana’




External links



  • Media related to Serra de Vallivana at Wikimedia Commons

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

  • Dena de Coll i Moll - Llogaret de Vallivana

  • Els Ports : Vallivana – Vereda del Turmell - Vallivana








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