Sierra de San Just
| Sierra de San Just | |
|---|---|
Mountains of Aragon | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′36″N 0°39′46″W / 40.74333°N 0.66278°W |
| Geography | |
  Sierra de San Just Location in Spain | |
| Location | Cuencas Mineras, Aragon |
| Parent range | Iberian System, Eastern zone |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From the towns of Ejulve, Gargallo or Montalbán |
Sierra de San Just (
Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is San Just (1,522 m). This range is located in one of the coldest and most rugged regions of Aragon.[1]
Geography
Landslides are relatively frequent in the San Just mountains.[2]
Besides the mountain ranges, the Plains of Visiedo (Spanish: Llanos de Visiedo) near Visiedo, the Altos del Zancado, and the area surrounding Ejulve, are all part of the Sierra de San Just geographic zone.[3]
Road
N-211 crosses the range at Gargallo and skirts the mountainsides of the chain.[citation needed
]
Mining
There are
ancient Roman times.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa - Sierra de San Just
- ^ Angel Luis Cortés Gracia, Adolfo Maestro González, Los deslizamientos de la sierra de San Just, Instituto de Estudios Turolenses, 1998
- ^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa - Zancado, altos del
- ^ Cañada Vellida - Sierra de Sant Just
External links
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