Montseny

Montseny
View from the summit of El Matagalls
Elevation	1,706 m (5,597 ft)
Location
Montseny Vallès Oriental, la Selva, Osona ( Catalonia)
Range	Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
Coordinates	41°47′36″N 2°24′11″E / 41.79333°N 2.40306°E / 41.79333; 2.40306Coordinates: 41°47′36″N 2°24′11″E / 41.79333°N 2.40306°E / 41.79333; 2.40306
Geology
Type	Sedimentary rock layers over igneous and metamorphic rocks[1]

Montseny (Catalan pronunciation: [munˈsɛɲ]) is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.

Features

The Montseny massif is located within a triangle formed by the AP-7, C-17 and C-25 roads. It has the highest mountains in the area south of the Pyrenees and dominates the plains south of Girona.

UNESCO designated Montseny a biosphere reserve in 1978.^[2] The regional government designated it a natural park in 1987.

The highest peaks are Turó de l'Home (1,712 m), Les Agudes (1,703 m), El Matagalls (1,697 m) and Puig Drau (1,344 m). To the south is the plateau of La Calma. In between is the Valley of the Tordera.

The Park is home to a wide variety of fauna from Mediterranean to alpine. There are also a large number of megalithic structures in the park.

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  Looking up at the Turó de l'Home from the south

References

1. ^ Geologia - Massís del Montseny
2. ^ "Biosphere Reserve Information - Montseny". UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=SPA+03&mode=all. Retrieved 2007-03-23. 

External links

• Tourisme-montseny.com (Catalan) (Spanish) (English) (French) (German)