Parque Natural de la Sierra Calderona
Natural park located between the province of Castellon and the province of Valencia, in Valencia, Spain.
Basic information
This hamlet of 17,772 hectares was declared a nature reserve by the government of Valencia on 15 January 2002. The nature reserve is part of a ridge in the foothills of the Iberian of an approximate area of 60,000 hectares which separates the basins of the rivers Turia Palancia north and south. Due to its proximity to the city of Valencia, about 20 km, is regarded as the main green lung of this. It covers the municipalities of the following populations: Albalat of Taronchers, Alcublas, Algimia of Alfara, Estivella, Gátova, Gilet, Liria, Marines, Náquera, Olocau, El Puig, Puzol, Sagunto, Serra, Torres-Torres, Segart, Height and Segorbe
Orography
Mirador del GarbíEsta saw occupies a vast area that occurs mainly below 1000 meters altitude, with the exception of Montemayor, in the far northwest, where it reaches an altitude of 1,015 meters above sea level. Other important heights are the Gorgo (907 meters), Rebalsadors (802 meters), Oronet (742 meters) and Garbi (600 meters).
As most salient features of the topography of the area, include a core part of the eastern Triassic, where you can find the presence of grinding limestone and Segart Mola, or Xocainet Redona and, above all, a predominant part of the territory silicon that are spectacular red sandstone ridges (Gorgo, Garbi Picaio) nuclei surrounding carbonate as Rebalsadors, Alt del Pi, Oronet and Peñas Blancas.
Weather
This natural park is characterized by a typical Mediterranean climate with a moderate swing in temperatures, with an annual average of 17 degrees, and a strong irregularity in rainfall with values ranging etre of 350 mm and 600 mm, with peak autumn Torrential often have features and a marked summer drought. Temps snow coldest days of winter (2-4 days per year).
Rivers
The hydrographic network falls into three main basins: the river Palencia and the ravine north of the River Turia Carraixet and south.
Flora
The forest areas are dominated by pine trees, especially pine and company of a thicket of Jaguarzo, rosemary, gorse and heather, predominating Decarbonated pinaster soils with siliceous shrub species. The forests of oaks also reach certain development, though its presence is very fragmented and weak, in which lower layer can be found honeysuckle, currant, buckthorn and palmetto, among other species. Because of the many fires in the mountains all there are several areas with degraded vegetation, which abounds in rosemary, heather and gorse, and grasslands Vival, being the espartal, Lastonar thermophilic and more continental Lastonar coverage.
Fauna
The mountain has a very diverse fauna, finding species of great interest, especially as regards to raptors. The avifauna is extraordinarily diverse, highlighting species such as the goshawk and the short-toed eagle or the nuthatch in wooded areas, the rockers, owls, owls, peregrine falcon and the Bonelli's eagle, in rocky areas. Small reptiles like snakes. Moreover, among the mammals include the wild cat, the genet, the red squirrel or badger. Also important is the population of game species with the partridge, hare and wild boar.
Sites of interest
Of all the summits of the mountains, undoubtedly the most visited is the Garbí, between the municipalities of Serra de Taronchers Albalat Estivella and because of the ease of access and the existing viewpoint that allows an excellent view over the regions of Huerta de Valencia and the Campo de Morvedre and being one of the areas closest to Valencia for those seeking winter snowfall. Inside the mountain are three major religious buildings: the monastery of Porta Coeli, where Fray Bonifacio Ferrer made the first translation into a Romance language of the Bible, the Cartuja de Vall of Christ in the town of height and the monastery of Sant Esperit in Gilet.
Also noteworthy are a number of historical remains such as the Castle of Serra or the Iberian settlement of Depth in Olocau Llops dels. Also in the limits of the three historic mountain towns are located in Valencia, Liria, Sagunto and Segorbe.
Hits
Because of its proximity to the city of Valencia is very well connected, with two motorways, the A-23 (Sagunto-Somport) to the north and the CV-35 (Valencia-Ademuz) west as well as being crisscrossed by various roads secondary being the CV-310 (Burjassot-Torres Torres) that support more traffic
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