Peña Montañesa

The Peña Montañesa (Aragonese: Penya Montanyesa) is a conspicuous rocky mountainous outcrop of the Pre-Pyrenees. It is located east of the valley of the Cinca, in the Sobrarbe comarca, Aragon, Spain.[1] The ridge's highest summit is 2295 m high. The village of Laspuña is located at the feet of the mountain.

Peña Montañesa
Highest point
Elevation2,295 m (7,530 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates42°31′14″N 00°13′55″E 
Geography
Peña Montañesa
Spain
LocationSobrarbe (Aragon)
Parent rangeSierra Ferrera
Geology
Mountain typeConglomerate
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Pueyo de Araguás
Exconjuratory in San Vicente de Labuerda with the Peña Montañesa towering behind it

The summits on the mountain offer excellent views of some of the main peaks of the Pyrenees in the north.

The Peña Montañesa was one of the strongholds of Spanish Republican resistance against invading troops supporting General Franco during the Bolsa de Bielsa episode.[2]

The ruins of the Real Monasterio de San Victorián are located in El Pueyo de Araguás, at the foot of the Peña Montañesa.

See also
  • Real Monasterio de San Victorián
  • Mountains of Aragon

References
  1. Montañesa&categoria_id=&subcategoria_id=&conImagenes= Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa - Peña Montañesa
  2. La Bolsa de Bielsa, último reducto defensivo del Ejército Republicano en la provincia de Huesca
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