Montseny Massif
| Montseny | |
|---|---|
 Les Agudes seen from the summit of El Matagalls | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,706 m (5,597 ft) |
| Coordinates | 41°47′36″N 2°24′11″E / 41.79333°N 2.40306°E |
| Geography | |
  Montseny Catalonia, Spain | |
| Location | Vallès Oriental, la Selva, Osona Catalonia |
| Parent range | Catalan Pre-Coastal Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Sedimentary rock layers over igneous and metamorphic rocks[1] |
Montseny (Catalan pronunciation: [munˈsɛɲ]) is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.
Features
The Montseny massif is located within a triangle formed by the
Tordera River
.
The highest peaks are Turó de l'Home (1,712 m), Les Agudes (1,703 m), El Matagalls (1,697 m) and Puig Drau (1,344 m).
There are a large number of
megalithic structures in the massif, such as menhirs, indicating that the area was inhabited since very ancient times.[2]
The Santa Fe Reservoir is located in the area of the range; construction work began in 1920 and was completed in 1935.[3]
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Ecology
The Montseny is a
Montseny Natural Park (Parc Natural del Montseny).[5]
The Park is home to a wide variety of fauna from Mediterranean to alpine. The
critically endangered Montseny brook newt is only known from the area of this massif.[6]
References
- ^ Geologia – Massís del Montseny
- ^ Josep Tarrús i Galter (2011). Menhirs i art megalític a Catalunya: les darreres descobertes i el seu context. p. 93-102
- ^ Wikiloc – Santa Fe Reservoir
- ^ "Biosphere Reserve Information – Montseny". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
- ^ Parc Natural del Montseny – Xarxa de Parcs Naturals
- . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Montseny at Wikimedia Commons- Tourisme-montseny.com (in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, and German)
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