Mugarra is a peak of Biscay

Biscay

Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...

, Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

 (Spain

Spain

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), 936 m high, belonging to the Aramotz massif.

The Aramotz massif is in the western limit of the Urkiola

Urkiola

Urkiola is a mountain range of the Basque mountains in Biscay near Durango, in the western Basque Country, Spain. The range's highest mountain is Anboto...

 range. Mugarra continues the line of the Anboto

Anboto

Anboto is a limestone mountain of the Western Basque Country, the highest peak of the Urkiola range and not far from the pass of Urkiolamendi between Durango and Vitoria-Gasteiz.- Description :...

, Alluitz

Alluitz

Alluitz is a peak of Biscay, Basque Country , 1,034.3 metres high.- Description :It is the second highest peak of the Urkiola range. It is part of the same compact gray limestone mass that forms the Anboto....

, Aitz Txiki

Aitz Txiki

Aitz Txiki is a peak of Biscay, Basque Country , 791 m. high. Its name means "small rock" aitz=rock txiki=small.- Description :...

 and Untxillaitz

Untxillaitz

Untxillaitz, Untxillaitx, or Untzillatx, is a mountain of Biscay, Basque Country , 934 m. high. Its name may mean "Rabbit's peak" untzi=rabbit aitz=peak....

 and is the eastern limit of the Aramotz massif.

Huge limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 rock where fossil

Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...

 rests of seashell

Seashell

A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is part of the body of the animal. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers...

 can be found. The southern face forms a 300 m high cliff over the col

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 of Mugarrekolanda. In this cliff have their nests the majority of the vulture

Vulture

Vulture is the name given to two groups of convergently evolved scavenging birds, the New World Vultures including the well-known Californian and Andean Condors, and the Old World Vultures including the birds which are seen scavenging on carcasses of dead animals on African plains...

 couples of Urkiola (60 estimated). The northern face, facing Durango, is very steep but does not form a cliff, and it's covered by beech

Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...

es and Cantabrian Holm Oak

Holm Oak

Quercus ilex, the Holm Oak or Holly Oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly...

s.

The crest of Mugarra has many rock climbing

Rock climbing

Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...

 ways, but climbing is not permitted to avoid disrupting of the vultures' habitat. This limestone crest is being consumed by a great quarry

Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...

 that causes irreparable damage to the mountain and is bordering the protected area.

Ascents

In Mañaria

Mañaria

Mañaria is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...

(181 m), a good path reaches the Mugarrekolanda (760 m) col. From the col an easy route leads to the summit from the west. It is possible from there to access the eastern part of the crest through the break of Atxurkulu (662 m). The ascent takes 2h.
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• Source: Mendikat

External links

• (es) Mugarra at wikineos (includes maps and many photos)
• (es) Mendikat
• (es) Las montañas