en Pico Jano

Pico Jano
Pico Jano
	Trig point on the summit
Highest point
Elevation	1,446 m (4,744 ft)
Prominence	350 m (1,150 ft)
Isolation	8.39 km (5.21 mi)
Coordinates	43°07′00″N 4°42′01″W / 43.11655°N 4.70041°W
Geography
	Pico Jano Location in Spain
Location	Cantabria, Spain
Parent range	Cantabrian Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	footpath from Dobarganes

Pico Jano is a mountain of Cantabria (northern Spain).

Geography

The mountain is part of the range dividing the valleys of rivers Deva and Quiviesa.^[3] Located between the municipalities of Camaleño and Vega de Liébana, both in Liébana, its highest point is occupied by a pillar used as trig point, whose base is at 1,446-metre (4,744 ft) m.^[4] The mountain must not be confused with another Pico Jano close to Bárcena de Pie de Concha (1,289.7-metre (4,231 ft)).

Access to the summit

An easy and well waymarked route to Pico Jano starts from Dobarganes,^[5] a village of Vega de Liébana municipality. Its length is about 4 km. The summit can also be reached by mountain bike.^[6] Pico Jano offers views of Picos de Europa.^[7]

References

^ VV.AA. (1990). El Bosque en Cantabria (in Spanish). Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. p. 21. ISBN 9788487412165. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Jano, Pico (1.446 m)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ VV.AA. (2008). Liébana y letras (in Spanish). Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. p. 12. ISBN 9788481025095. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional. "Reseña Vértice Geodésico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ Río Calonge, Roberto. "Dobarganes-Pico Jano-Dobarganes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Pico Jano" (in Spanish). 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Ocio Jano, La Liebana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-20.