Ports de Tortosa-Beseit | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mont Caro |
Elevation | 1,441 m (4,728 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains in Aragon |
Coordinates | 40°48′28″N 0°19′07″E / 40.80778°N 0.31861°E |
Geography | |
Country | Spain |
Communities | Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia |
Comarca | Matarranya, Baix Ebre, Montsià and Baix Maestrat |
Parent range | Iberian System, eastern zone |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Rock age | Cretaceous |
Rock type | Karstic |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Drive from Roquetes on the western side or from Beseit on the eastern |
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɔɾdz ðə tuɾˈtozə βəˈzejt]), also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports [əls ˈpɔɾts] or Lo Port [lu ˈpɔɾt] by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Its highest point is Mont Caro, 1,441 m.[1] Rivers such as the Matarranya and the Cenia have their source in these mountains.