Ports de Tortosa-Beseit

Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Rocky outcrops at Els Ports
Highest point
PeakMont Caro
Elevation1,441 m (4,728 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Aragon
Coordinates40°48′28″N 0°19′07″E / 40.80778°N 0.31861°E / 40.80778; 0.31861
Geography
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit is located in Spain
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Location in Spain
CountrySpain
CommunitiesAragon, Catalonia and Valencia
ComarcaMatarranya, Baix Ebre, Montsià and Baix Maestrat
Parent rangeIberian System, eastern zone
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock ageCretaceous
Rock typeKarstic
Climbing
Easiest routeDrive from Roquetes on the western side or from Beseit on the eastern
Els Ports under snow in the winter

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.

  1. ^ "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved 9 September 2010..