Cerro de Gorría

Cerro de Gorría
Winter view from Pasarilla del Rebollar
Highest point
Elevation1,708[1] m (5,604 ft)
Coordinates40°39′25″N 04°59′03″W / 40.65694°N 4.98417°W / 40.65694; -4.98417
Geography
Cerro de Gorría is located in Spain
Cerro de Gorría
Cerro de Gorría
Spain
LocationÁvila Province, Castile and León
Parent rangeSierra de Ávila
Geology
Mountain typeGranite[2]
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routehike

Cerro de Gorría is a 1.708 metres high mountain in Spain.

Geography

The mountain is located in Ávila Province, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It's the highest peak of the Sierra de Ávila, and is visible from a large part of the province.

Access to the summit

The summit can be accessed in one hour's walk from Pasarilla del Rebollar (1300 m, Valdecasa municipality). Its summit offers an interesting view on la Moraña, Amblés valley, Sierra Paramera, and la Serrota.[3] In a clean day also Sierra de Guadarrama can be seen in the distance.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Principales cumbres montañosas de la provincia de Ávila". www.ign.es (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ El medio rural español: cultura, paisaje y naturaleza : homenaje a don Angel Cabo Alonso, Volume 2 (in Spanish). Universidad de Salamanca. 1992. ISBN 9788449100598. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pasarilla del Rebollar". jim3cantos.tripod.com/pasarilla (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2015.