Sierra de Gata
Encyclopedia
Sierra de Gata is a mountain range
in the Sistema Central
, Spain
. The highest point is Peña Canchera (1,592 m).
, which is in the autonomous community of Extremadura
. It borders with Portugal
on the west in the area of the Portuguese Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve
.
Sierra de Gata
is also the name of a comarca
that includes of 20 municipalities located roughly in the same area as the mountains. The municipality of Moraleja
is included in the Sierra de Gata comarca, even though it is geographically not in the mountainous area of the Sierra de Gata itself.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the Sistema Central
Sistema Central
The Sistema Central is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula.-Description:The Sistema Central is a primary feature of the Meseta Central, the inner Iberian plateau, splitting the meseta into two parts...
, Spain
Spain
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. The highest point is Peña Canchera (1,592 m).
Description
The Sierra de Gata is located in the northwest of the province of CáceresCáceres (province)
The province of Cáceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is bordered by the provinces of Salamanca, Ávila, Toledo, and Badajoz, and by Portugal....
, which is in the autonomous community of Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
. It borders with Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
on the west in the area of the Portuguese Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve
Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve
Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve is a natural reserve in Portugal. It is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country....
.
Sierra de Gata
Sierra de Gata, comarca
Sierra de Gata is a comarca at the northern end of province of Cáceres in Extremadura, one of Spain's seventeen Autonomous Communities. The mountain range of Sierra de Gata is in the area and has given its name to the comarca...
is also the name of a comarca
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
that includes of 20 municipalities located roughly in the same area as the mountains. The municipality of Moraleja
Moraleja
Moraleja is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It is the most important town in the Sierra de Gata comarca...
is included in the Sierra de Gata comarca, even though it is geographically not in the mountainous area of the Sierra de Gata itself.
Peaks
The most important mountains of Sierra de Gata are (from West to East):- Mesas (1,265 m)
- El Espinazo (1,330 m)
- Jálama (1,492 m)
- Jañona (1,367 m)
- Bolla Chica (1,408 m)
- Bolla (1,519 m)
- Arrobuey (1,412 m)
- La Corredera (1,456 m)
- Peña Canchera (1,592 m)