Knowledge

Sierra de Villuercas

Source đź“ť

31: 148: 564: 245: 141: 527: 330:
The Sierra de Villuercas stretches for about 60 km in a roughly NNW/SSE direction in the southeast of Cáceres Province. From its northern end a lower ridge stretches in an arch further westwards from
392:
and is the highest point of the greater Montes de Toledo range. Cervales (1441 m), Carbonero (1428 m), Ballesteros (1342 m), Sobacorbas (1320 m) o Risco Redondo (1287 m).
336: 351: 355: 36: 620: 76: 601: 311: 303: 630: 542: 531: 635: 594: 140: 537: 447: 587: 69: 401: 249: 625: 470: 485:. Departamento de GeografĂ­a de la Universidad de Oviedo. Instituto J. S. Elcano (CSIC), Oviedo 1976 344: 416: 315: 575: 494: 284: 268: 505: 288: 335:. Southwards there is a straight low ridge aligned in a N/S direction connecting with the 8: 219: 552: 231: 30: 570:
This article about a location in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain is a
451: 276: 195: 547: 299: 571: 386: 272: 212: 188: 244: 614: 91: 78: 563: 382: 52: 443: 371: 292: 173: 367: 363: 409: 375: 359: 332: 495:
Geoparque - El patrimonio geolĂłgico de la comarca de Las Villuercas
420: 340: 319: 224: 424: 389: 236: 207: 400:
The Sierra de Villuercas geological structure is similar to the
526: 358:
further east of Guadalupe. There is an abundance of fossils of
59: 405: 307: 280: 427: 471:
Villuercas Ibores Jara - Red Extremeña de Desarrollo Rural
483:Los Montes de Toledo. Estudios de GeografĂ­a FĂ­sica 347:extends further west of the Sierra de Villuercas. 248:The main mountains of the range rising behind the 612: 381:The highest point of the range is conspicuous 595: 450:, a bloody conflict at the beginning of the 412:that are often exposed in its jagged peaks. 339:prolongation further south straddling river 147: 419:geological formations made up of quartzite 602: 588: 243: 512:. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961 613: 621:Geography of the Province of Cáceres 558: 322:, have their sources in this range. 13: 404:. The range is mainly composed of 124:15 km (9.3 mi) NE/SW 14: 647: 519: 116:62 km (39 mi) NW/SE 562: 525: 378:in certain points of the range. 146: 139: 29: 385:(1,603 m), which gives name to 631:Mountain ranges of Extremadura 499: 488: 475: 464: 448:Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe 350:This range is parallel to the 325: 1: 543:Las Villuercas - Ibores guide 457: 446:area was the scenario of the 35:The Sierra de Villuercas and 574:. You can help Knowledge by 64:1,603 m (5,259 ft) 7: 636:Extremadura geography stubs 415:There are also interesting 402:geology of the Appalachians 10: 652: 557: 553:Nieve en Las Villuercas II 548:Pictures of las Villuercas 437: 395: 337:Sierra de los Golondrinos 230: 218: 206: 201: 187: 179: 169: 133: 128: 120: 112: 107: 68: 58: 48: 43: 28: 23: 18: 261:Sierra de las Villuercas 250:Santa MarĂ­a de Guadalupe 253: 510:The Spanish Civil War 481:Julio Muñoz JimĂ©nez, 352:Sierra de la Palomera 318:, tributaries of the 306:, tributaries of the 247: 534:at Wikimedia Commons 532:Sierra de Villuercas 345:Sierra de Montánchez 289:autonomous community 257:Sierra de Villuercas 154:Sierra de Villuercas 92:39.48333°N 5.40000°W 19:Sierra de Villuercas 285:province of Cáceres 283:. It is located in 265:Sierra de Guadalupe 88: /  24:Sierra de Guadalupe 356:Sierra de Altamira 254: 97:39.48333; -5.40000 44:Highest point 583: 582: 530:Media related to 452:Spanish Civil War 430:known locally as 242: 241: 160:Location in Spain 643: 626:Montes de Toledo 604: 597: 590: 566: 559: 529: 513: 503: 497: 492: 486: 479: 473: 468: 277:Montes de Toledo 263:, also known as 196:Montes de Toledo 191: 150: 149: 143: 103: 102: 100: 99: 98: 93: 89: 86: 85: 84: 81: 33: 16: 15: 651: 650: 646: 645: 644: 642: 641: 640: 611: 610: 609: 608: 522: 517: 516: 504: 500: 493: 489: 480: 476: 469: 465: 460: 440: 398: 328: 316:Guadalupe River 275:in the greater 189: 165: 164: 163: 162: 161: 158: 157: 156: 155: 151: 96: 94: 90: 87: 82: 79: 77: 75: 74: 39: 37:Santa Lucia Dam 12: 11: 5: 649: 639: 638: 633: 628: 623: 607: 606: 599: 592: 584: 581: 580: 567: 556: 555: 550: 545: 540: 538:Las Villuercas 535: 521: 520:External links 518: 515: 514: 498: 487: 474: 462: 461: 459: 456: 439: 436: 397: 394: 387:Las Villuercas 327: 324: 273:mountain range 240: 239: 234: 228: 227: 222: 216: 215: 210: 204: 203: 199: 198: 193: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 171: 167: 166: 159: 153: 152: 145: 144: 138: 137: 136: 135: 134: 131: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 105: 104: 72: 66: 65: 62: 56: 55: 50: 46: 45: 41: 40: 34: 26: 25: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 648: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 618: 616: 605: 600: 598: 593: 591: 586: 585: 579: 577: 573: 568: 565: 561: 560: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 533: 528: 524: 523: 511: 507: 502: 496: 491: 484: 478: 472: 467: 463: 455: 453: 449: 445: 435: 433: 429: 426: 422: 418: 413: 411: 407: 403: 393: 391: 388: 384: 379: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 348: 346: 342: 338: 334: 323: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 296: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 267:after nearby 266: 262: 258: 251: 246: 238: 235: 233: 229: 226: 223: 221: 217: 214: 211: 209: 205: 200: 197: 194: 192: 186: 182: 178: 175: 172: 168: 142: 132: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 106: 101: 73: 71: 67: 63: 61: 57: 54: 51: 47: 42: 38: 32: 27: 22: 17: 576:expanding it 569: 509: 501: 490: 482: 477: 466: 441: 431: 425:unstratified 417:conglomerate 414: 399: 383:La Villuerca 380: 349: 343:. The lower 329: 297: 264: 260: 256: 255: 232:Type of rock 190:Parent range 53:La Villuerca 506:Hugh Thomas 444:mountainous 372:Graptolites 368:Brachiopods 326:Description 293:Extremadura 271:town, is a 220:Age of rock 174:Extremadura 95: / 70:Coordinates 615:Categories 458:References 410:quartzites 376:Cloudinids 364:Trilobites 310:, and the 108:Dimensions 80:39°29′00″N 360:Ammonites 333:Deleitosa 269:Guadalupe 252:monastery 129:Geography 83:5°24′00″W 60:Elevation 421:boulders 341:Guadiana 320:Guadiana 225:Silurian 170:Location 438:History 432:"rañas" 396:Geology 390:comarca 300:Almonte 298:Rivers 279:range, 237:Granite 208:Orogeny 202:Geology 180:Country 406:slates 312:Ruecas 213:Alpine 113:Length 442:This 428:clays 308:Tagus 281:Spain 183:Spain 121:Width 572:stub 423:and 408:and 374:and 354:and 314:and 304:Ibor 302:and 49:Peak 291:of 259:or 617:: 508:, 454:. 434:. 370:, 366:, 362:, 295:. 287:, 603:e 596:t 589:v 578:.

Index


Santa Lucia Dam
La Villuerca
Elevation
Coordinates
39°29′00″N 5°24′00″W / 39.48333°N 5.40000°W / 39.48333; -5.40000
Sierra de Villuercas is located in Spain
Extremadura
Parent range
Montes de Toledo
Orogeny
Alpine
Age of rock
Silurian
Type of rock
Granite

Santa MarĂ­a de Guadalupe
Guadalupe
mountain range
Montes de Toledo
Spain
province of Cáceres
autonomous community
Extremadura
Almonte
Ibor
Tagus
Ruecas
Guadalupe River

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑