Cerro de Gorría

Cerro de Gorría
Winter view from Pasarilla del Rebollar
Highest point
Elevation 1,708[1] m (5,604 ft)
Coordinates 40°39′25″N 04°59′03″W / 40.65694°N 4.98417°W / 40.65694; -4.98417Coordinates: 40°39′25″N 04°59′03″W / 40.65694°N 4.98417°W / 40.65694; -4.98417 
Geography
Cerro de Gorría
Spain
Location Ávila Province, Castile and León
Parent range Sierra de Ávila
Geology
Mountain type Granite[2]
Climbing
First ascent ancestral
Easiest route hike

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. 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. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pasarilla del Rebollar". jim3cantos.tripod.com/pasarilla (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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