Sierra de San Just
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Sierra de San Just is a mountain range in the Cuencas Mineras
comarca of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain
. The highest point in the range is San Just (1,522 m). This range is located in one of the coldest and most rugged regions of Aragon.
Landslides are relatively frequent in the San Just mountains.
Besides the mountain ranges, the Plains of Visiedo near Visiedo
, the Altos del Zancado, and the area surrounding Ejulve
, are all part of the Sierra de San Just geographic zone.
deposits in the Sierra de San Just range. The Utrillas
mines were exploited since ancient Roman times.
Cuencas Mineras
Cuencas Mineras is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province, in the mountainous area of the Sistema Ibérico.The administrative capital is Utrillas, with 3,346 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca, but the historical and cultural center is Montalbán.This comarca owes its...
comarca of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain
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. The highest point in the range is San Just (1,522 m). This range is located in one of the coldest and most rugged regions of Aragon.
Landslides are relatively frequent in the San Just mountains.
Besides the mountain ranges, the Plains of Visiedo near Visiedo
Visiedo
Visiedo is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 188 inhabitants.The Plains of Visiedo are part of the Sierra de San Just geographic area....
, the Altos del Zancado, and the area surrounding Ejulve
Ejulve
Ejulve is a municipality located in the Andorra-Sierra de Arcos comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 226 inhabitants....
, are all part of the Sierra de San Just geographic zone.
Mining
There are ligniteLignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
deposits in the Sierra de San Just range. The Utrillas
Utrillas
Utrillas is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 3,209 inhabitants....
mines were exploited since ancient Roman times.