Buruntza

Buruntza
Buruntza's north-west face
Highest point
Elevation441 m (1,447 ft)
Coordinates43°14′17.34″N 2°01′00.13″W / 43.2381500°N 2.0167028°W / 43.2381500; -2.0167028
Naming
Language of nameBasque
PronunciationBasque: [buˈɾunts̻a]
Geography
Buruntza is located in Spain
Buruntza
Buruntza
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Azkorte in Lasarte-Oria

Buruntza (441 m) is a minor mountain in the Basque Country (Spain) 12 km south of San Sebastian. Several towns lie at its foot, namely Andoain (S), Lasarte-Oria (N) and Urnieta (E). The mountain stretches out in a north-east to south-west disposition, starting at the pass of Azkorte (hermitage) on to a quarry at the southern end, by the neighbourhood Buruntza in Andoain. The mountain rises opposite to Adarra (E) and stands in turn to the east of the mountain Andatza (562 m). There is a big cross fixed at the summit.

The Oria River flows north along Buruntza's north-west face over a close valley run by the N-1 E-5 E-80 main road on both banks of the river. Actually, this tract was a race-car circuit between 1923 and 1935, its sinuous layout bearing witness to that origin. On the south-eastern side (Urnieta, Andoain), the outer reaches of the Urumea valley extend out south-east as a corridor, leaving the prominence of Buruntza towering right in the middle as a perfect vantage point over all the surroundings.