Sierra de Callosa
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Sierra de Callosa is a 4.6 km (3 mi) long mountain range in the Vega Baja del Segura
comarca, Valencian Community
, Spain
. Its highest point is Águila (572 m). This range is named after the town of Callosa de Segura
located at the feet of the mountains.
These conspicuous and harsh-looking massive limestone
mountains rise abruptly from the low Segura River Valley floor and have some very steep cliffs. There is very little vegetation on the arid mountain slopes and both physically and geologically the Sierra de Callosa is similar to the Sierra de Orihuela
range located only 2.6 Km to the west.
Smoother Sierra de Hurchillo is located 6.5 Km to the south.
These mountains were declared a Protected Area by the Generalitat Valenciana
in 2005.
Vega Baja del Segura
Vega Baja del Segura is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.To the North its neighbouring comarcas are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà...
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 Águila (572 m). This range is named after the town of Callosa de Segura
Callosa de Segura
Callosa de Segura is a municipality in the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencian Community, Spain. It contains the historic monument of the Church of St Martin....
located at the feet of the mountains.
These conspicuous and harsh-looking massive limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
mountains rise abruptly from the low Segura River Valley floor and have some very steep cliffs. There is very little vegetation on the arid mountain slopes and both physically and geologically the Sierra de Callosa is similar to the Sierra de Orihuela
Sierra de Orihuela
Sierra de Orihuela is a long mountain range in the Vega Baja del Segura comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Peña de Orihuela . This range is named after the town of Orihuela , located at the feet of the mountains...
range located only 2.6 Km to the west.
Smoother Sierra de Hurchillo is located 6.5 Km to the south.
These mountains were declared a Protected Area by the Generalitat Valenciana
Generalitat Valenciana
The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised....
in 2005.