Serra del MontsiÃ
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Central region of the Serra del Montsiā, seen from the west
The Serra del Montsiā ( Catalan, mountain chain of Monstsià '; Spanish: Sierra Montsiá ) is a small, nearly 15 km long and up to 5 km wide mountain range, named after the Spanish comarca Montsiā, the southernmost comarca of the autonomous region of Catalonia.
Geography
The approximately 2 to 5 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast mountain range stretches from north northeast to south-southwest from the Ebro to the Riu de la Senia. The highest elevation is approximately in the middle of La Torreta with 764 meters.
The mountains of the Sierra are covered with maquis, on the lower slopes grow olive, almond and carob trees. On the southeast slope is a large limestone quarry, which has led to its degradation conditions to clear land degradation. The mountain is riddled with former cliffs, steep slopes and gullies, which makes it inaccessible in some areas.
There are on the hills of the chain some relics from the time of the Iberians. The small town of La Selleta on a hill at the foot of the Serra del Montsiā above the orange groves of Alcanar was created in the second half of the 20th century by Germans.
Geology
The Serra del Montsiā is a karst formation with several bottlenecks and caves. Despite their marine environment it is part of the Catalan Serralada Litoral Catalana and was formed 25 million years ago as part of the alpidic orogeny.
Its highest point, La Torreta del Montsiā, rises to 764 meters; the summit Mola cima however looks with its triangular profile from the area of Ulldecona on the road from Barcelona to Valencia as the highest.
Other significant elevations La Foradada, north of La Torreta, with good views of the Ebro Delta, and the rocky Mata - Redona.
Geologically, the portion of the parallel mountain ranges of Serra del Montsiā - Ulldecona / Freginals Valley - Serra de Godall a transition from the Catalan -Mediterranean system for Iberian mountains.