- Gorbea
Infobox Mountain
Name = Gorbea
Photo = Gorbea2.jpg
Caption = Mount Gorbea summit and Aldamin peak
Elevation = 1,481 m
Location =Biscay /Alava ,Spain
Range =Basque mountains
Prominence = 867 m
Coordinates = 43° 2' 6" N, 2° 46' 48" O
Topographic
First ascent =
Easiest route = From Pagomakurre (900 m)
Translation =
Language = Basque
Pronunciation =Gorbea or Gorbeia is a mountain and
massif , the highest inBiscay andAlava (Basque Country,Spain ), with a height of 1,481 mAMSL . The massif covers a wide area between the two provinces. The main mountain is a round grass-covered summit where a 20-metre-tall metallic cross has been constructed to reach the altitude of 1,500 m. Other important mountains of the massif are the "Lekanda" (1,301 m) and "Aldamin"limestone peaks.Part of the massif is delimited by the high
karstic plateau of "Itxina", an intrincate landscape of limestone full of shafts and caves such as "Supelegor". The "Atxular's Eye" cave is the only walking access to the plateau.The entire massif has been enclosed in a natural park of 200 km² created by the Basque Government in 1994 to preserve the local flora of
beech andoak and fauna of wildboar anddeer . The main access points for the mountain areMurgia from Alava andAreatza from Biscay.
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