Guadarrama Pass
| Guadarrama Pass | |
|---|---|
| Puerto de Guadarrama Alto del León | |
Central System | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′36″N 4°8′25″W / 40.71000°N 4.14028°W |
  Guadarrama Pass Location of the Guadarrama Pass | |
The Guadarrama Pass (Spanish: Puerto de Guadarrama), also known as Alto del León, is a mountain pass in Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama, part of the Sistema Central system of ranges. Historically it has been an important communication line between Madrid and the North of Spain.[2]
Geography
This pass is part of
Madrid Province, on its southern side. It is located in the southern slopes of the 1,556 m (5,105 ft) high Cerro de la Sevillana
, between the 1,824 m (5,984 ft)
high Cabeza Líjar and 1,945 m (6,381 ft) high La Peñota peaks.
The Guadarrama Pass is an important communication line between
Corunna
.
History
There are remains of
Second Division of the Spanish Republican Army operated in the area between December 1936 and March 1939.[3]
See also
- Central System
References
External links
Media related to Puerto de Guadarrama at Wikimedia Commons
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