Pico del Águila
| Pico del Águila | ||
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 At the northern drop of the Pico del Águila |
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| height | 970 msnm | |
| location | Guadalajara , Spain | |
| Mountains | Iberian mountains | |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 41 ′ 8 ″ N , 3 ° 6 ′ 9 ″ W | |
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| rock | limestone | |
The Pico del Águila ("Eagle's Point") is a 970 m high mountain on the northern edge of the La Alcarria plateau in the Spanish province of Guadalajara . The mountain is located about 20 km northeast of the 700 m high provincial capital Guadalajara .
description
The mountain breaks off to the north through a distinctive and widely visible approx. 200 m high steep slope. To the east and west it slopes more gently and wooded into the valley of Valdenoches , which has been a suburb of Guadalajara since 1969.
Ascent
In addition to the steep northern slope, the mountain and its summit can be reached from all directions via forest roads.