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Serra de Sant Pere
Serra del Solà
Highest point
PeakTossal de Sant Pere
Elevation541 m (1,775 ft)
ListingMountains of the Valencian Community
Geography
Serra de Sant Pere is located in Spain
Serra de Sant Pere
Serra de Sant Pere
Location in Spain
LocationBaix Maestrat, Valencian Community
Parent rangeIberian System Eastern zone / Mediterranean System, Southern zone
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock typeKarstic
Climbing
Easiest routeStraight to the Tossal de Sant Pere hiking from Traiguera or along the ridge from Canet lo Roig

Serra de Sant Pere (Saint Peter's Range)[1] (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛra ðe ˈsam ˈpeɾe], Template:Lang-es) or Serra del Solà[2] is a 5.8 km (4 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Tossal de Sant Pere (541 m). The slopes are covered in low Mediterranean vegetation [3]

Location

This moderately high mountain chain rises west of Traiguera and east of Canet lo Roig, in the transitional zone between the Mediterranean and the continental climate. It is part of the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Mediterranean System of mountains. Unlike the nearby Cervera Mountains, the summits are rarely covered in snow in the winter.[4]

There is a ruined church building formerly dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle close to the top of the highest peak, as well as a cave with steps. Ancient Iberian remains and steles have been found in the lower slopes of the western side of the range.

Hiking paths are well marked and there is a triangulation pillar as well as a disused, rusting antenna on the highest summit.

See also

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