Sierra de Nava Alta

Sierra de Nava Alta
Sierra de Nava Alta seen from near Ricla
Highest point
Peak	Peña de las Armas
Elevation	1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates	41°35′30″N 01°27′58″W
Geography
Sierra de Nava Alta Location in Spain
Location	[Tabuenca (Campo de Borja) [Valdejalón]] (Aragon)
Parent range	Iberian System, northern zone
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock age	Cretaceous
Rock type	Limestone
Climbing
Easiest route	Drive from Épila or Ricla

Sierra de Nava Alta or Sierra de la Nava Alta is a mountain range in the Valdejalón comarca, Aragon, Spain, located west of the A-121 road, between Fuendejalón and Ricla and east of Tierga and Mesones de Isuela.^[1]

Geography

The 922 m high Monegre

The ridge's highest summits are Peña de las Armas (1,154 m), Buitrera de Valdearcos (994 m), and Monegre (922 m).^[2]

The Santuario de la Virgen de Rodanas is located in the Sierra de Nava Alta, about 12 km to the west of Épila town. The road to the sanctuary from Épila is not paved.

These mountains are covered with low and mostly sparse maquis shrub, with some juniper, Carrasca (Quercus ilex) and pine trees. They suffered intense exploitation in the past, with overgrazing by cattle and excessive firewood gathering.^[3]

See also

• Mountains of Aragon
• Valdejalón

References

1. El relieve del Campo de Borja Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. Ascensión a el Peña de las Armas
3. Ruta de Tabuenca a los arcos de Valdarcos

External links

• Media related to Sierra de Nava Alta at Wikimedia Commons
• Santuario de Rodanas
• Valdejalón