Sierra de Solorio

Solorio Range
Winter landscape of the range in Maranchón
Highest point
Peak
Elevation	1,366 m (4,482 ft)[1]
Coordinates	41°05′N 2°11′W / 41.083°N 2.183°W / 41.083; -2.183Coordinates: 41°05′N 2°11′W / 41.083°N 2.183°W / 41.083; -2.183
Dimensions
Length	54 km (34 mi) ENE/WSW
Width	18 km (11 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Solorio Range Location in Spain
Location	Zaragoza, Aragon Soria, Castile and León Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
Parent range	Iberian System, western zone
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Mesozoic
Type of rock	Conglomerate, clay
Climbing
Easiest route	From the towns of Maranchón or Luzón

The Solorio Range (Spanish: Sierra de Solorio) is a mountain range located in the western side of the Iberian System, Spain. It straddles Aragon, Castile-La Mancha and Castile and León.

Description[]

The ridge is roughly aligned in an E-W direction. Its northern boundary is marked by the Jalón River and its southern by the and the ; the eastern limits are at the Piedra River and the , from where the ridge extends westwards until reaching .

There is very low population density in the area as villages are few and sparsely inhabited.^[2]

This mountain chain divides the Atlantic from the Mediterranean watershed, with rivers Tajuña, a tributary of the Tagus, and the Mesa River, a tributary of the Piedra which is part of the Ebro system, having their sources in this range. In the Sierra de Solorio there is the largest Spanish Juniper forest in Europe. The Common Juniper is also found in the range.^[3]

Summits[]

None of the Sierra de Solorio summits are very conspicuous, for their prominence rarely surpasses 300 m. Its highest point is (1,366 m). Other notable summits are (1.355 m.) located south of Luzón, (1.351 m.) between and Maranchón, (1.308 m.) between and , (1.293 m.) east of Judes, (1.039 m.) east of Calmarza, (1.022 m.) north of Calmarza and (949 m.) north of Jaraba. There is a mountain pass at Maranchón.

Features[]

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  Spanish Juniper trees in the range

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  View of the eastern end of the range at La Tranquera Dam

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  Wind farm on top of the ridge near Maranchón

See also[]

• Iberian System
• Mountains of Aragon

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Sierra de Solorio at Wikimedia Commons
• Por la Sierra de Solorio - Hiking in the Mountains of Solorio
• Hiking in Sierra de Solorio

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