Sierra de Utiel
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Sierra de Utiel is a 16.45 km (10 mi) long mountain range in the Alt Palància, Alt Millars and Plana Baixa
comarcas, Valencian Community
, Spain
. Its highest point is the 1,306 m high El Remedio . There is often snow
in the winter.
The Utiel Range has been declared a Site of Community Importance
(SCI).
Plana Baixa
Plana Baixa is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.The main source of water for irrigation in the area is the Millars River.- Municipalities :*Aín*Alcúdia de Veo*Alfondeguilla*Almenara*Les Alqueríes*Artana*Betxí...
comarcas, Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
, 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...
. Its highest point is the 1,306 m high El Remedio . There is often 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.
Minor ranges
There are four ranges running parallel to each other:- Sierra del Negrete, also known as Sierra del Remedio , the main range, with the 1,306 m high El Remedio , where there is a shrine and the Cerrochico (1,223 m).
- The Sierra de Utiel proper with the 1,112 m high Cabeza del Fraile
- The Sierra de Juan Navarro with the 1,177 m high Cinco Pinos, the Juan Navarro (1,167 m) and the Ropé (1,140 m), where both former ranges merge to meet the tectonic depressionDepression (geology)A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms.Structural or tectonic related:...
of CheraChera, ValenciaChera is a municipality in the comarca of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.Geographically and historically Chera was part of the Serrans comarca. Nowadays, according to the current administrative division pattern of the Valencian Community, Chera is officially part of the...
. - The Sierra de la Atalaya, whose highest summit is La Atalaya (1,157 m).
The Utiel Range has been declared a Site of Community Importance
Site of Community Importance
A Site of Community Importance is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a...
(SCI).