Sierra de Béjar (mountain range)

The Sierra de Béjar is a mountain range near the center of the Iberian Peninsula.

Sierra de Béjar
Panorama
Highest point
Elevation2,428 m (7,966 ft)
Coordinates48°18′22″N 5°43′17″W
Geography
LocationIberian Peninsula, Spain
Parent rangeSistema Central
Geology
Type of rockGranite, Granodiorite and Migmatite[1]

Geography

Trampal lakes

The highest point of the range is Canchal de la Ceja, at 2428 metres.[1]

Some geographers consider Sierra de Béjar as the westernmost part of sierra de Gredos.[2]

Bibliography

  • Rosa; Pedraza; Sanz; Domínguez-Villar; Willenbring (2010). El glaciar de Cuerpo de Hombre (Sierra de Béjar, Sistema Central Español) durante la deglaciación: génesis primaria del till supraglaciar de Los Hermanitos. Universidad de Huelva.
  • Rosa; Villa; de la Pedraza; Domínguez-Villar; Willenbring (2011). Reconstrucción y cronología del glaciar de meseta de la Sierra de Béjar (Sistema Central Español) durante el máximo glaciar (PDF). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Sección geológica n.105. pp. 125–135. ISSN 0583-7510.
  • Juan José Sanz Donaire (1986). El corredor de Béjar. 2. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 9788400062118.
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See also

References

  1. Carrasco, Villa, Pedraza, Domínguez-Villar y Willenbring, 2011, pp. 125-135.
  2. Aurelio Delgado Sánchez (1996). La Sierra de Gredos. Editorial Artec. ISBN 9788489183056.


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