Sierra Espuña
The Sierra Espuña is a mountain range in the Spanish region of Murcia . The 18,000 hectare mountain range that is part of the Betic Cordillera stretches between the valleys of the Guadalentín and Pliego (city) rivers . Adjacent places are Alhama de Murcia , Totana and Mula . The highest peaks are the 1,583 meter high Morrón de Espuña , followed by Pedro López (1,566 m), Morra de las Moscas (1,507 m) and Morrón de Alhama (1,444 m).
Large parts of the Sierra Espuña are overgrown with pines , and oleanders , poplars , elms , birches and willows can be found in the river beds and canyons . This flora, which is unusually diverse for Spain's southeast, is thanks to the forest engineer Ricardo Codorniú from Cartagena , who started a large-scale reforestation program in 1891.
The species-rich fauna of the Sierra includes around 120 species of birds, including eagles , jays , hawks , sparrowhawks , eagle owls and larks . Even wild boars and squirrels can be found here. The barbary sheep was released into the wild in the Sierra Espuña in the 1970s.
The climate of the Sierra Espuña differs from the rest of the Murcia region: there is around 200 millimeters more precipitation per year, the temperature is around five degrees Celsius below the regional average.
literature
- Ingrid Lechner: Mar Menor & Sierra Espuña hikes . Costa News Publisher: Benissa, 2004. ISBN 84-89111-20-0 .
Web links
- Geographical Institute of the University of Hanover
- sierraespuna.es - information, pictures and hiking routes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
