Castejón Mountains
Encyclopedia
The Castejón Mountains are a mountain range in the Cinco Villas
comarca, Aragon
, Spain
, located about 30 km to the north of Zaragoza
.
They are named after the town of Castejón de Valdejasa
in the midst of the range.
The Castejón Mountains are covered with low and mostly sparse forest made up mainly Carrasca (Quercus ilex) and pine
trees, often subject to wildfires during droughts. The ridge's highest summit is Esteban (747 m). Other important summits are Guarizo (745 m), Pogallinero (639 m), Escalerilla (585 m) and Lomaza (476 m).
The northwestern part of the range is also known as Sierra de Erla, after the town of Erla
, located further north, or as Montes de Sora, after the Sora Castle.
There are also wind turbine
s installed in some of the upper ridges.
Cinco Villas, Aragon
Cinco Villas is a comarca in Aragon, Spain.This comarca is named after the five towns of Tauste, Ejea de los Caballeros , Sádaba, Uncastillo and Sos del Rey Católico. The former capital of the area was Sos del Rey Católico...
comarca, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, located about 30 km to the north of Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
.
They are named after the town of Castejón de Valdejasa
Castejón de Valdejasa
Castejón de Valdejasa is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 315 inhabitants.This town is located within the Castejón Mountains.-External links:**...
in the midst of the range.
The Castejón Mountains are covered with low and mostly sparse forest made up mainly Carrasca (Quercus ilex) and pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
trees, often subject to wildfires during droughts. The ridge's highest summit is Esteban (747 m). Other important summits are Guarizo (745 m), Pogallinero (639 m), Escalerilla (585 m) and Lomaza (476 m).
The northwestern part of the range is also known as Sierra de Erla, after the town of Erla
Erla
Erla is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 438 inhabitants.-External links:*...
, located further north, or as Montes de Sora, after the Sora Castle.
There are also wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s installed in some of the upper ridges.