Sierra de Solorio

Solorio Range
Solorio Range
	Winter landscape of the range in Maranchón
Highest point
Peak	Alto de San Sebastián
Elevation	1,366 m (4,482 ft)
Coordinates	41°05′N 2°11′W / 41.083°N 2.183°W
Dimensions
Length	54 km (34 mi) ENE/WSW
Width	18 km (11 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
	Solorio Range Location in Spain
Location	Zaragoza, Aragon; Soria, Castile and León; Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
Parent range	Iberian System, western zone
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock age	Mesozoic
Rock type(s)	Conglomerate, clay
Climbing
Easiest route	From the towns of Maranchón or Luzón

The Solorio Range (Spanish: Sierra de Solorio) is a mountain range located in the western side of the Iberian System, Spain. It straddles Aragon, Castile-La Mancha and Castile and León.

Description

The ridge is roughly aligned in an E-W direction. Its northern boundary is marked by the Jalón River and its southern by the Sierra de Selas and the Parameras de Molina; the eastern limits are at the Piedra River and the La Tranquera Dam, from where the ridge extends westwards until reaching Sierra Ministra.

There is very low population density in the area as villages are few and sparsely inhabited.^[2]

This mountain chain divides the Atlantic from the Mediterranean watershed, with rivers Tajuña, a tributary of the Tagus, and the Mesa River, a tributary of the Piedra which is part of the Ebro system, having their sources in this range. In the Sierra de Solorio there is the largest Spanish Juniper forest in Europe. The Common Juniper is also found in the range.^[3]

Summits

None of the Sierra de Solorio summits are very conspicuous, for their prominence rarely surpasses 300 m. Its highest point is Alto de San Sebastián (1,366 m). Other notable summits are Veracruz (1.355 m.) located south of Luzón, Las Papas (1.351 m.) between Judes and Maranchón, Alto de la Calera (1.308 m.) between Iruecha and Codes, Alto de Judes (1.293 m.) east of Judes, Sima de Calmarza (1.039 m.) east of Calmarza, Cabeza del Águila (1.022 m.) north of Calmarza and Loma del Camarero (949 m.) north of Jaraba. There is a mountain pass at Maranchón.