Sierra Menera
| Sierra Menera | |
|---|---|
The Castle of Peracense built on a ridge in Sierra Menera | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Monte de San Ginés |
| Elevation | 1,601 m (5,253 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°41′30″N 1°32′33″W / 40.69167°N 1.54250°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) NNW/SSE |
| Width | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) ENE/WSW |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jiloca, Comunidad de Teruel, Sierra de Albarracín, Aragon Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha |
| Parent range | Iberian System, SW zone |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Ordovician & Silurian |
| Rock type(s) | Conglomerate, clay |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From the towns of Ojos Negros or Villar del Salz |
Sierra Menera is a 31 km (19 mi) long mountain range in the southwestern end of the Iberian System.
Administratively the Sierra Menera belongs to the Sierra de Albarracín, Jiloca and Comunidad de Teruel, comarcas of Aragon, as well as to the Province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha in its western side.
The Castle of Peracense rises atop an escarpment in the southern part of the range. The place known as Mirador de la Marajosa offers ample views of the surrounding landscape. There are aerogenerators on some of the Sierra Menera's ridges.