El Fraile (Sierra del Cabo de Gata)

El Fraile, Cerro del Fraile, Cerro de los Frailes or Pico del los Frailes is the highest peak in the coastal range of the Sierra del Cabo de Gata in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.

El Fraile
View from the summit to the coast
Highest point
Elevation493 m (1,617 ft)
Coordinates36°46′55″N 2°04′54″W
Geography
El Fraile
Location in Spain
LocationAndalucia, Spain
Climbing
Easiest routehike w/o trail

Like the rest of the range the peak is of volcanic origin. The last eruption dates about 8 million years ago.

The summit can be reached by a cross-country hike.

Culture

In El Fraile was shot western films like Sugar Colt (1966)[1] and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).[2][3]

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References

  1. Núñez Marqués, Anselmo (2006). "Fuentes nominales americanas". Western a la europea...: un plato que se sirve frío (in Spanish). Entrelineas Editores. p. 52. ISBN 9788498024326.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Cano, Natalia (February 3, 2011). "Almería, plató de cine". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. Martínez Moya, José Enrique (January 1, 1999). Almería, un mundo de película. Instituto de Estudios Almerienses, Diputación de Almería. p. 98. ISBN 9788481081695.
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