Sierra de Santa Cruz | |
Highest: | Cerro de Santa Cruz |
Elevation M: | 1423 |
Listing: | List of mountains in Aragon |
Map: | Spain |
Location: | Campo de Daroca (Aragon) |
Parent: | Iberian System |
Coordinates: | 41.1042°N -1.5653°W |
Orogeny: | Alpine orogeny |
First Ascent: | Unknown |
Easiest Route: | Drive from Orcajo or Cubel |
Sierra de Santa Cruz is a mountain range in the Campo de Daroca comarca, Aragon, Spain. It is located north of the Laguna de Gallocanta.
The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. Its highest point is Cerro de Santa Cruz (1,423 m). The Ermita de Santa Cruz shrine is located in the range.[1]
This mountain chain rises west of Daroca and stretches through the municipal terms of Balconchán, Atea, Orcajo, Cubel, Valdehorna,[2] Val de San Martín and Santed.
The plant Centaurea pinnata is an endangered species present in this mountain range.[3]