Montseny Massif































Montseny

Les Agudes des del Matagalls P1230682.JPG

Les Agudes seen from the summit of El Matagalls

Highest point
Elevation 1,706 m (5,597 ft)
Coordinates
41°47′36″N 2°24′11″E / 41.79333°N 2.40306°E / 41.79333; 2.40306Coordinates: 41°47′36″N 2°24′11″E / 41.79333°N 2.40306°E / 41.79333; 2.40306
Geography



Montseny is located in Catalonia

Montseny

Montseny



Catalonia, Spain


Location
Vallès Oriental, la Selva, Osona
Catalonia
Parent range Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
Geology
Mountain type
Sedimentary rock layers over igneous and metamorphic rocks[1]

Montseny (Catalan pronunciation: [munˈsɛɲ]) is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.




Contents






  • 1 Features


  • 2 Ecology


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Features


The Montseny massif is located within a triangle formed by the AP-7, C-17 and C-25 roads. It has the highest mountains in the area south of the Pyrenees and dominates the plains south of Girona. To the south lies the plateau of La Calma. In between is the Valley of the Tordera River.


The highest peaks are Turó de l'Home (1,712 m), Les Agudes (1,703 m), El Matagalls (1,697 m) and Puig Drau (1,344 m).




Meteorological Observatory at the top of the Turó de l'Home in the Montseny Massif


There are a large number of megalithic structures in the massif, such as menhirs, indicating that the area was inhabited since very ancient times.[2]


The Santa Fe Reservoir is located in the area of range; construction work began in 1920 and was completed in 1935.[3]








North face of the Turó de l'Home, the highest summit of the range





The massive Matagalls seen from Arbúcies.




Ecology


The Montseny is a protected area, UNESCO designated the massif a biosphere reserve in 1978.[4] The Generalitat of Catalonia regional government designated it a natural park in 1987, the Montseny Natural Park (Parc Natural del Montseny).[5]


The Park is home to a wide variety of fauna from Mediterranean to alpine. The critically endangered Montseny brook newt is only known from the area of this massif.[6]



References





  1. ^ Geologia - Massís del Montseny


  2. ^ Josep Tarrús i Galter (2011). Menhirs i art megalític a Catalunya: les darreres descobertes i el seu context. p. 93-102


  3. ^ Wikiloc - Santa Fe Reservoir


  4. ^ "Biosphere Reserve Information - Montseny". UNESCO. Retrieved 2007-03-23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ Parc Natural del Montseny - Xarxa de Parcs Naturals


  6. ^ Salvador Carranza; Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Calotriton arnoldi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T136131A4246722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T136131A4246722.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.




External links




  • Media related to Montseny at Wikimedia Commons


  • Tourisme-montseny.com (in Catalan) (in Spanish) (in English) (in French) (in German)










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