Sierra del Ocejón

Sierra del Ocejón
Sierra del Ocejón
	Panorama
Highest point
Elevation	2,046 m (6,713 ft)
Coordinates	41°06′17″N 3°15′20″W / 41.10472°N 3.25556°WCoordinates: 41°06′17″N 3°15′20″W / 41.10472°N 3.25556°W
Geography
Location	Iberian Peninsula, Spain
Parent range	Sistema Central

The Sierra del Ocejón or Sierra del Robledal is a mountain range located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Geography[]

Mount Campo from Valverde de los Arroyos

The range belongs to the Sistema Central. Its northern limit is considered the while Tamajón's territory is its southern border; from West to East the mountain range stretches from the valley of the Arroyo de la Matilla to the .

Its highest point is the Ocejón, at 2068 metres.^[1] The northern part of the zone is scarcely inhabited and most of the population lives in the South of the range.

Main peaks[]

Pico Ocejón (2.048 msnm),
(1.919 msnm),
(1.889 msnm),
(1.738 msnm),
(1.506 msnm),
(1.492 msnm).

Concerned municipalities[]

Culture and economy[]

The villages of the sierra are well known for their typical sheep breeds.^[2] Sierra del Ocejón area is also considered one of the places in Spain where the Arquitectura negra, a traditional building technique based on a wide use of slate, is very well preserved.^[3]

Bibliography[]

DÍAZ MARTÍNEZ, Miguel Ángel y LÓPEZ BALLESTEROS, José Alberto (2003). La sierra de Ayllón (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones El Senderista. ISBN 84-95368-22-6.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
PLIEGO VEGA, Domingo (1998). Los dosmiles de la sierra de Ayllón (in Spanish). Madrid: Desnivel ediciones. ISBN 84-89969-03-5.

References[]

^ "Principales cumbres montañosas de la provincia de Guadalajara". www.ign.es (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^ Pedro Vacas Moreno; Mercedes Vacas Gómez (2011). Pastores Y Cabreros (in Spanish). Musivisual. p. 128. ISBN 9788492798438.
^ Javier Leralta (2008). Apodos reales: historia y leyenda de los motes regios (in Spanish). Silex Ediciones. p. 467. ISBN 9788477372110.

[IGN-1] "Principales cumbres montañosas de la provincia de Guadalajara". www.ign.es (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

[2] Pedro Vacas Moreno; Mercedes Vacas Gómez (2011). Pastores Y Cabreros (in Spanish). Musivisual. p. 128. ISBN 9788492798438.

[3] Javier Leralta (2008). Apodos reales: historia y leyenda de los motes regios (in Spanish). Silex Ediciones. p. 467. ISBN 9788477372110.

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