Moles de Xert
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Moles de Xert (ˈmɔlez ðe ˈtʃɛɾt) is a 4.2 km (3 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat
comarca, Valencian Community
, Spain
. Its highest point is Mola Gran (806 m). The other main summits are Mola Murada, Moleta Redona and Mola Llarga. These mountains have very original shapes, topped by regular rocky outcrops resembling castles or fortifications. They are frequently covered in snow
in the winter.
The main mountain, Mola Gran, has been disfigured on the southern side by a stone quarry that left a very visible scarred surface with a large rock slide.
There are remains of an ancient Iberian
Ilercavones
settlement in the Mola Murada.
Wildlife, like Spanish Ibex
, Roe Deer
and Wild Boar, is abundant in these lonely mountains.
and right to the NE of Serra de l'Espadella
, east of the Maestrat mountains of which they could be considered foothills.
The abandoned villages of La Barcella and Fontanals are located in these mountains.
Baix Maestrat
Baix Maestrat is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.- Municipalities :*Alcalà de Xivert*Benicarló*Càlig*Canet lo Roig*Castell de Cabres*Cervera del Maestre*Chert/Xert*La Jana*Peñíscola*La Pobla de Benifassà...
comarca, Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
, Spain
Spain
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. Its highest point is Mola Gran (806 m). The other main summits are Mola Murada, Moleta Redona and Mola Llarga. These mountains have very original shapes, topped by regular rocky outcrops resembling castles or fortifications. They are frequently covered in snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...
in the winter.
The main mountain, Mola Gran, has been disfigured on the southern side by a stone quarry that left a very visible scarred surface with a large rock slide.
There are remains of an ancient Iberian
Iberians
The Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula at least from the 6th century BC...
Ilercavones
Ilercavones
The Ilercavones were an ancient Iberian people of the Iberian peninsula . They are believed to have spoken an Iberian language....
settlement in the Mola Murada.
Wildlife, like Spanish Ibex
Spanish ibex
The Iberian ibex, Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat, or Iberian wild goat is a species of ibex with four subspecies. Of these, two can still be found on the Iberian Peninsula, but the remaining two are now extinct. The Portuguese subspecies became extinct in 1892 and the Pyrenean subspecies became...
, Roe Deer
Roe Deer
The European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer, chevreuil or just Roe Deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from...
and Wild Boar, is abundant in these lonely mountains.
Location
This mountain chain rises above the town of XertXert
Chert/Xert is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Maestrat in the Valencian Community, Spain.The mountains known as Moles de Xert rise above the town and are included in its administrative area.-History:...
and right to the NE of Serra de l'Espadella
Serra de l'Espadella
Serra de l'Espadella is an over long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Espadella...
, east of the Maestrat mountains of which they could be considered foothills.
The abandoned villages of La Barcella and Fontanals are located in these mountains.