Montserrat (mountain)

Coordinates: 41°35′30″N 1°50′16″E / 41.59167°N 1.83778°E / 41.59167; 1.83778
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Montserrat
Montserrat seen from Manresa
Highest point
Elevation1,236 m (4,055 ft)
Coordinates41°35′30″N 1°50′16″E / 41.59167°N 1.83778°E / 41.59167; 1.83778
Geography
Montserrat is located in Catalonia
Montserrat
Montserrat
Bages, Anoia, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Parent rangeCatalan Pre-Coastal Range
Geology
Mountain typeConglomerate
Climbing
Easiest routeVia road BP-1121 from Monistrol de Montserrat

Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munsəˈrat]) is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Les Agulles (903 m).[1]

It is well known as the site of the

Sagrada Familia, though recently, the stone began to become more fragile the deeper they quarried, so an alternative source had to be found to complete the construction. In 2018, the stone type needed for the construction was found in a quarry in Brinscall, near Chorley, England
.

"Montserrat" literally means "serrated (like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with a multitude of rock formations that are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. The Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery is also on the mountain, although it is also known as La Moreneta ("the little tan/dark one" in Catalan).[2]

Access

The Benedictine Abbey can be reached by road, by the

Funicular de la Santa Cova descends to a shrine
.

Hiking and climbing
Panorama of the view from the Sant Jeroni summit of Montserrat
Mountain seen from Puig Lluent with a sea of clouds.

Geology

Large-scale layering in the conglomerate sequence
Conglomerate with a rare sandstone layer on the path to Sant Jeroni on the flank of La Gorra Frigia. The conglomerate is polymict, clast-supported and poorly sorted with clasts ranging from pebble to boulder size

Montserrat is formed of conglomerate that was originally deposited in a

sedimentary rocks. The fan had an original size of between 100 and 150 square kilometres.[4] The resistance of the Montserrat conglomerate to erosion compared to the rest of the fill of the Ebro Basin explains its current mountainous nature.[5]

The dominant clast

cemented by calcite. The presence of so much carbonate in the rock has led to the formation of typical karst landforms, such as cave systems and karst towers.[5]

Namesakes

In 1493, Christopher Columbus named the Caribbean island of Montserrat Santa Maria de Montserrate, after the Virgin of Montserrat.[6] Again, in 1606, the Spanish expedition of Luis Vaéz de Torres charted Mount Ernest island in the Torres Strait as Santa Maria de Montserrate, due to its relatively high peak.[7]: 83  Also Monserrate is a 3,152 m high mountain that dominates Bogotá's downtown which has a church built in 1650 over the ancient Muisca sacred mountain and that includes a funicular and an aerial lift similar to the ones at Montserrat.

References

  1. ^ Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya - Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya
  2. ^ "Las mejores rutas del norte español: Asturias y Cataluña". Vipealo. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-3-7562-0415-1
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  4. doi:10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00142-1
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    ISBN 978-94-017-8627-0. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  6. ^ The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems: Volume 2, page 724
  7. ^ Hilder, Brett (1980). The voyage of Torres : the discovery of the southern coastline of New Guinea and Torres Strait by Captain Luis Baéz de Torres in 1606. Hong Kong: University of Queensland Press.

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