Cabeçó d'Or
| Cabeçó d'Or | ||
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 The Cabeçó d'Or seen from Mutxamel |
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| height | 1209 msnm | |
| location | Alicante Province , Spain | |
| Mountains | Betic Cordillera | |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 31 '40 " N , 0 ° 23' 43" W | |
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The Cabeçó d'Or ( Valencian ) or Cabezo d'Or ( Spanish ) is a mountain range on the Costa Blanca , near the town of Busot . An aquifer in the Cabeçó d'Or feeds the springs at the former Preventori d'Aigües thermal baths .
history
Origin of the name
Both the Valencian and the Spanish name of the mountain, which translates as "gold head", are misleading. The name of the mountain does not come from the gold mines that are said to have been here in Moorish times, but from the Iberian expression "Ur" for water.
Discoveries
In the year 740 the stalactite caves of Canelobre were discovered in the mountain , which with a height of 150 meters and a length of 50 meters form one of the highest rock vaults in Spain.
A local legend, probably dating from the Mudejar era , tells of Christian conquerors who looked for gold in the mountain but found only water.
Routes to the summit
The easy to moderately difficult signposted route PRV-2 to the summit begins near the car park of the Canelobre caves.