Navacerrada Pass Explained

Navacerrada Pass
Other Name:Puerto de Navacerrada
Elevation M:1858
Location:Province of Segovia, Community of Madrid
Range:Sierra de Guadarrama
Map:Spain
Label:Navacerrada Pass
Coords:40.7886°N -4.0033°W

The Navacerrada Pass (Spanish; Castilian: Puerto de Navacerrada pronounced as /es/) is a mountain pass in the Guadarrama Mountains, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.

In 1788, it replaced the Fuenfría Pass as mountain pass in the route crossing the Sierra de Guadarrama connecting the Spanish cities of Madrid and Segovia.[1] The saddle point lies at 1,858 metres over sea level. It is located in the border between the province of Segovia and the Community of Madrid. The route consists of the road in the Madrilenian side and the in the segovian side. As of 2019, several of the Alpine buildings erected in the surroundings are derelict.[2]

Climate

The climate type of Navacerrada Pass is humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), close to the mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb),[3] with cold and rainy winters and cool to warm dry summers. Snow is common during the winter.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Muñoz Jiménez, Julio. https://books.google.com/books?id=D18ZDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA66. 66. Libro jubilar en Homenaje al Profesor Antonio Gil Olcina. Universidad de Alicante. Sant Vicent del Raspeig. 2016. 978-84-16724-09-3. Los efectos de las modificaciones recientes del clima sobre los ventisqueros de la sierra de Guadarrama históricamente explitados para el abastecimiento de nieve a Madrid: el caso del ventisquero del Ratón (Cuerda Larga, Manzanares el Real).
  2. Navacerrada, puerto fantasma. ABC. 21 July 2019. Adrián. Delgado.
  3. Web site: Evolucion de los climas de Köppen en España: 1951-2020 . 2024-04-30 . Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia.
  4. Web site: Meteorología . Agencia Estatal de . Puerto de Navacerrada: Puerto de Navacerrada - Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España . 2024-04-30 . www.aemet.es . es.