Cabezo de Altomira
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Cabezo de Altomira is a mountain located about 4 km NE of the town of Alfamén
, Campo de Cariñena
comarca, Aragon
, Spain
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It is an isolated hill
, almost denuded of vegetation, that stands out in the flat landscape, even though the surrounding plain is already at an average elevation of 500 metres (1,640 ft). The Cabezo de Altomira offers an excellent lookout point over the surrounding plain of Cariñena and the Sierra de Algairén
and Sierra de Vicort
ranges further to the south.
There are ruins of an ancient Iberian settlement in the hill that have been excavated recently.
Alfamén
Alfamén is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,507 inhabitants. This town is reputed for its watermelons....
, Campo de Cariñena
Campo de Cariñena
Campo de Cariñena is a comarca in central Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The most important town is Cariñena....
comarca, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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It is an isolated hill
Monadnock
A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain...
, almost denuded of vegetation, that stands out in the flat landscape, even though the surrounding plain is already at an average elevation of 500 metres (1,640 ft). The Cabezo de Altomira offers an excellent lookout point over the surrounding plain of Cariñena and the Sierra de Algairén
Sierra de Algairén
Sierra de Algairén is a mountain range in Aragon, Spain, located between the comarcas of Campo de Cariñena and Comunidad de Calatayud. The ridge's highest summit is Pico de Valdemadera ....
and Sierra de Vicort
Sierra de Vicort
Sierra de Vicort, also known as Sierra de Vicor , is a long mountain range in the Comunidad de Calatayud and Campo de Daroca comarcas of Aragon, Spain....
ranges further to the south.
There are ruins of an ancient Iberian settlement in the hill that have been excavated recently.