Mare de Déu del Mont

Mare de Déu del Mont
Elevation	1,123 m (3,684 ft)
Location
Location	Garrotxa, Alt Empordà,  Catalonia
Range	Pre-Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°15′31.74″N 2°42′21.23″E / 42.2588167°N 2.7058972°E / 42.2588167; 2.7058972Coordinates: 42°15′31.74″N 2°42′21.23″E / 42.2588167°N 2.7058972°E / 42.2588167; 2.7058972
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	From Albanyà

View of the highest peak in the Mare de Déu del Mont range.

El Mont or Serra del Mont, better known as Mare de Déu del Mont, is a mountain range of the Alta Garrotxa natural region, Catalonia, Spain. It has an altitude of 1123 metres above sea level.^[1]

This mountain has a traditionally very popular Virgin Mary shrine on top of the highest peak, hence its name meaning Mother of God of the Mountain.

It has been often mentioned in Catalan literature, having been referred to as Porta del Pirineu, meaning "the Gate of the Pyrenees", among other epithets. Catalan poet Jacint Verdaguer stayed in the sanctuary on top of the summit in 1884 and wrote some verses about the mountain. Recently a statue honoring the poet has been unveiled on top of the mountain.^[2]

See also

• Pre-Pyrenees
• Mountains of Catalonia

References

1. ^ "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. http://www.icc.cat/vissir/. Retrieved May 22, 2010. .
2. ^ Escultura Verdaguer M.Deu Mont 2.6.08 CANAL NORD TV

Bibliography

• Estanislau Vayreda, "Catàleg de la flòrula de la Mare de Déu del Mont", Treballs de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural, 1919-1920, pp. 360-442.

External links

• Mare de Déu del Mont official site
• Mare de Deu del Mont - Paragliding
• De Besalú a la cima del Mont - Costa Brava Tourism