Sierra Menera

Sierra Menera
The Castle of Peracense built on a ridge in Sierra Menera
Highest point
PeakMonte de San Ginés
Elevation1,601 m (5,253 ft)
Coordinates40°41′30″N 1°32′33″W / 40.69167°N 1.54250°W / 40.69167; -1.54250
Dimensions
Length29 km (18 mi) NNW/SSE
Width5.3 km (3.3 mi) ENE/WSW
Geography
Sierra Menera is located in Spain
Sierra Menera
Sierra Menera
Location in Spain
LocationJiloca, Comunidad de Teruel, Sierra de Albarracín, Aragon
Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
Parent rangeIberian System, SW zone
Geology
Rock ageOrdovician & Silurian
Rock type(s)Conglomerate, clay
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom the towns of Ojos Negros or Villar del Salz

Sierra Menera is a 31 km (19 mi) long mountain range in the southwestern end of the Iberian System.

Administratively the Sierra Menera belongs to the Sierra de Albarracín, Jiloca and Comunidad de Teruel, comarcas of Aragon, as well as to the Province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha in its western side.[1]

Open-pit mining of iron ore in Sierra Menera
Sierra Menera mining company railway engine in Ojos Negros

The Castle of Peracense rises atop an escarpment in the southern part of the range. The place known as Mirador de la Marajosa offers ample views of the surrounding landscape.[2] There are aerogenerators on some of the Sierra Menera's ridges.