La Mira Explained

La Mira
Elevation M:2343
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:348
Prominence Ref:[2]
Location:Spain
Castile and León
Arenas de San Pedro, Guisando, El Hornillo, Hoyos del Espino
Range:Sierra de Gredos
Map:Spain
Label:La Mira
Coordinates:40.2611°N -5.1812°W

La Mira is a peak of the Sierra de Gredos range in central Spain. It is located in the central part of the Sierra de Gredos range, a subrange of the larger Sistema Central, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Listed at 2343m (7,687feet), it marks the common boundary of Arenas de San Pedro, Guisando, El Hornillo and Hoyos del Espino municipalities.

Like many of the highest mountains in the range La Mira is notable for its quite important local relief relative to the south side, where the Tiétar Valley is located at 400m (1,300feet). The relative prominence, 348m (1,142feet), is not that great, as it is connected to Pico Almanzor (2591m (8,501feet)), the highest mountain of Sistema Central.

The top can be reached both through the north and the south side. The northern access starts at Plataforma de Gredos[3] (1800m (5,900feet)), while the southern access starts at Nogal del Barranco (1159m (3,802feet)).

Nearby the mountain, separated by a deep gorge called Garganta de los Galayos, Los Galayos formation, a chain of narrow peaks or columns which rises to 2200m (7,200feet), is located.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Principales cumbres montañosas de la provincia de Ávila. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
  2. La Mira peak in mendikat.net
  3. Web site: Revista Oxígeno. Ruta de Trekking - Sierra de Gredos La Mira. 2 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305213047/http://www.revistaoxigeno.es/sierra-de-gredos-ruta-trekking-la-mira-gps/. 5 March 2014.