Sierra de Albarracín
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Sierra de Albarracín is a 28 km (17 mi) long mountain range in the southwestern end of the Iberian System
. Its highest point is the 1,856 m high summit known as Sierra Alta.
This mountain range is named after the town of Albarracín
, located at a height of 1,200 m. At the same time it gives its name to the Sierra de Albarracín
comarca of Aragon, Spain
. Monterde de Albarracín
is located at the northern end of the range.
The Sierra de Albarracín is a rough-looking mountain chain with pine
, oak
and juniper
forests and also many patches where the rock is exposed. Its summits are usually covered in snow
in the winter and the average temperature is of 11°C. It was formerly one of the most lonely and desolate areas of Spain and there were not even marked paths crossing its impenetrable forests and jagged ridges.
Metopoceras albarracina
is an endemic moth
of these mountains.
Sistema Ibérico
The Sistema Ibérico or Iberian System is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It is a vast and complex system of mountain chains and massifs located in the central regions of the Iberian Peninsula, but reaching almost the Mediterranean coast in the Land of Valencia in the east.From...
. Its highest point is the 1,856 m high summit known as Sierra Alta.
This mountain range is named after the town of Albarracín
Albarracín
Albarracín is Spanish town, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. According to the 2007 census , the municipality had a population of 1075 inhabitants...
, located at a height of 1,200 m. At the same time it gives its name to the Sierra de Albarracín
Sierra de Albarracín Comarca
Sierra de Albarracín Comarca is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in the Iberian System, in an area formerly known locally as Tierra de Albarracín, roughly corresponding to the ancient Señorío de Albarracín feudal manor...
comarca of Aragon, 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...
. Monterde de Albarracín
Monterde de Albarracín
Monterde de Albarracín is a municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 69 inhabitants. Its postal code is 44368The town is located in the mountains of the Iberian System....
is located at the northern end of the range.
The Sierra de Albarracín is a rough-looking mountain chain with 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:...
, oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
and juniper
Juniper
Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the...
forests and also many patches where the rock is exposed. Its summits are usually covered in snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...
in the winter and the average temperature is of 11°C. It was formerly one of the most lonely and desolate areas of Spain and there were not even marked paths crossing its impenetrable forests and jagged ridges.
Metopoceras albarracina
Metopoceras albarracina
Metopoceras albarracina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Sierra de Albarracín, Aragon, Spain.Adults are on wing from May to June.The larvae feed on herbaceous species.-External links:*...
is an endemic moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of these mountains.