Moncayo is a 15 km long and about 7 km wide mountain chain giving name to the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca , Aragon , Spain . The Moncayo's highest summit, San Miguel (2,314 metres (7,592 ft)), is the highest point in the 500 km long Sistema Ibérico .
10-626: The Moncayo is located between the provinces of Zaragoza in Aragon and Soria in Castile and León . The ridge's highest summits are usually covered in snow between October and May every year. Besides the San Miguel, the Moncayo massif includes two other peaks that are almost identical and are located close together, Cerro San Juan (2,283 m) and Peña Lobera (2,226 m). This mountain
20-453: Is a wide path at the northern side of the mountain zigzagging upwards. In the northeast corner of the mountain is a mountain hut made of stone which can be used as shelter in emergency situations. The shelter is located at the car park north of the Lobera peak before the slope. At the northwest side of the mountain is a tiny river. One can ascend the highest peak going up from Agramonte or from
30-866: Is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre , and Huesca . The southern and western side of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area and includes its highest point, the Moncayo , while the northern end reaches the Pre-Pyrenees . The Ebro River crosses the province from west to east. Comarcas in the Zaragoza province: The following comarcas having their capital in Huesca Province include municipal terms within Zaragoza Province: The historical population
40-708: Is given in the following chart: Pre-Pyrenees The Pre-Pyrenees are the foothills of the Pyrenees . As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain range in a west to east direction. On the French side the Pyrenees's slopes descend rather abruptly, thus on the northern side, the Pre-Pyrenees are confined to the Corbières Massif , towards
50-472: Is one of the most popular hiking places in Spain and there is public transport to reach the mountain. There are few buses during the winter season, but almost hourly connections in the summertime. From the village of San Martín de la Virgen de Moncayo starts a road for hikers, ending at the village of Agramonte . The lower ranges of the mountain are covered by forest, including oak trees and spiky shrubs. There
60-408: The central part of the autonomous community of Aragon . Its capital is the city of Zaragoza , which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in the province include La Almunia de Doña Godina , Borja , Calatayud , Caspe , Ejea de los Caballeros , Tarazona , and Utebo . Its area is 17,274 km² , which makes it the fourth-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population
70-571: The eastern end of the mountain system. The Massif de Plantaurel further west deserves mention as well, although not as clearly a foothill. On the Iberian side, however, the picture is very different: a large and complex system of foothill ranges stretches from Navarre , across northern Aragon , reaching the Mediterranean coast on the Catalan end of the Pyrenees. At the eastern end on
80-485: The eastern side of the mountain range, also via Lobera peak. Going up takes about three hours. There are a few loose stone sections which can be avoided when following the paths. On the top of the highest peak one can see the Pyrenees in clear weather. Province of Zaragoza Zaragoza ( Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ), also called Saragossa in English , is a province of northern Spain , in
90-487: Was 954,811 in 2018, accounting for slightly over 72% of the entire population of Aragon ; nearly 75% of those lived in the capital. Its population density was 51/km². It contains 292 municipalities, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people. The main language throughout the province is Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in the easternmost part ( Bajo Aragón-Caspe comarca and Mequinenza municipality). The province of Zaragoza
100-533: Was mentioned as Mons Caius by Marcus Valerius Martialis in Ancient Roman times. The nearest large town to Moncayo is Tarazona , with many old and historical buildings, located on the massif's northern side 10 km away from it. There are also smaller villages closer to the mountain. The Sierra de Nava Alta and Sierra del Bollón are eastern prolongations of the Moncayo Massif. Moncayo
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