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Sierra de San Just
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Western end of Sierra de San Just near Montalbán
Highest point
Peak San Just
Elevation 1,522 m (4,993 ft)
Listing Mountains of Aragon
Geography
Sierra de San Just is located in Spain
Sierra de San Just
Sierra de San Just
Location in Spain
Location Cuencas Mineras, Aragon
Parent range Iberian System, Eastern zone
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Age of rock Cretaceous
Climbing
Easiest route From the towns of Ejulve, Gargallo or Montalbán

Sierra de San Just (Aragonese: Sierra de Sant Chust) is a mountain range in the Cuencas Mineras comarca of Aragon, Teruel Province, Spain. The highest point in the range is San Just (1,522 m). This range is located in one of the coldest and most rugged regions of Aragon.

Geography

Landslides are relatively frequent in the San Just mountains.

Besides the mountain ranges, the Plains of Visiedo (Spanish: Llanos de Visiedo) near Visiedo, the Altos del Zancado, and the area surrounding Ejulve, are all part of the Sierra de San Just geographic zone.

Road N-211 crosses the range at Gargallo and skirts the mountainsides of the chain.

Mining

There are lignite deposits in the Sierra de San Just range. The Utrillas mines were exploited since ancient Roman times.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Sierra de San Just para niños

  • List of mountains in Aragon
  • Cuencas Mineras
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