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Pre-Pyrenees

Pre-Pyrenees
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namePre-Pyrenees
photoSERRAT DE FONTFREDA - MONTSEC D'ARES - IB-530.jpg
photo_captionMontsec d'Ares, part of the Pyrenees Foothills
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orogenyAlpine orogeny
length_km425
length_orientationE/W
width_km40
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map_imagePyrenees topographic map-en.svg
map_captionTopographic map of the Pyrenees
Geomorphologic map of Catalonia:

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The Pre-Pyrenees are the foothills of the Pyrenees.

Description

As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain range in a west to east direction.

On the French side the Pyrenees's slopes descend rather abruptly, thus on the northern side, the Pre-Pyrenees are confined to the Corbières Massif, towards the eastern end of the mountain system. The Massif de Plantaurel further west deserves mention as well, although not as clearly a foothill.

On the Iberian side, however, the picture is very different: a large and complex system of foothill ranges stretches from Navarre, across northern Aragon, reaching the Mediterranean coast on the Catalan end of the Pyrenees. At the eastern end on the southern side lies a distinct area known as the Sub-Pyrenees.

Main ranges

Although the highest peaks in the Pre-Pyrenees are not as high as those in the Pyrenees proper, some of the ranges are quite massive, with summits reaching up to 2600 m.

Northern slope

  • Corbières Massif
  • Massif de Plantaurel

Southern slope

The main ranges are: ;In Catalonia

  • Serra d'Aubenç
  • Serra dels Bastets
  • Serra de Bellmunt
  • Cingles de Beví
  • Serra de Boumort
  • Serra de Busa
  • Serra del Cadí
    • Montsec de Tost
  • Serra de Boumort
  • Serra de Camporan
  • Serra de les Canals
  • Serra de Capsacosta
    • Serra de Malforat
      • Serra de la Cau
  • Serra de Carreu
  • El Catllaràs
  • Serra de Comiols
  • Serra del Port del Comte
    • Serra de Querol
    • Serra del Verd
  • Serra de Conivella
  • Serrat de la Creueta
  • Serra d'Ensija
  • La Faiada de Malpàs
  • Serra de Falgars
  • Serra de la Gessa
  • Serra de Sant Mamet
  • Serra de Moixeró
  • Serra de Milany
  • Mare de Déu del Mont
  • Serra de Monebui
  • Serra de Montclús
  • Montsec range
    • Montsec de Rúbies, the eastern massif, is separated by the river Segre in the east and the Noguera Pallaresa in the middle.
      • Serra del Cucuc
    • Montsec d'Ares, the central massif.
      • Montrebei
    • Montsec d'Estall, in Aragon, located to the west, separated by the Noguera Ribagorçana from the central massif.
  • Serra de Montgrony
  • Serra de Prada
  • Serra de Picamill
  • Serra de Picancel
  • Serra de Queralt
  • Serra de Sant Gervàs
    • Serra de Setcomelles
  • Serra de Sant Joan
  • Serra de Sant Marc
  • Serra de serra de Sobremunt
  • Serra del Volterol
  • Serra dels Tossals
  • Serra de Turp
  • Rasos de Peguera
    • Serrat de la Figuerassa ;In Aragon
  • Sierra Caballera
  • Sierra del Castillo de Llaguarres
  • Sierra de la Carrodilla
  • Cotiella
  • Serra d'Esdolomada
  • Sierra Ferrera
  • Sierra de Giró
  • Serra del Jordal
  • Sierra de las Ares
  • Sierra de Guara
  • El Turbón
  • Sierra de Sis
  • Sierra de Santo Domingo
  • Sierra de Loarre
  • Sierra de Javierre
  • Sierra Caballera ;In Navarre
  • Sierra de Leire

Features

|File:El Turbón.jpg|View of El Turbón in Aragon |File:Gavet de la Conca. Sant Salvador de Toló. Serra del Cucuc i Montsec de Rúbies 1.JPG|Serra del Cucuc and Montsec de Rúbies at Gavet de la Conca |File:Pic de Bugarach1.jpg|Summits of the Corbières Massif, the only foothill of the Pyrenees on their northern side |File:Sierradecadi.jpg|View of Serra del Cadí |File:Serra Ferrera.jpg|View of Serra Ferrera |File:Serra de Sis (Prepirineus).jpg|View of the Mountains of Sis |File:El Cotiella vist des de la Serra del Jordal.jpg|Cotiella |File:Margues.jpg|View of Serra del Jordal

References

References

  1. Christophe Neff : ''Les Corbières maritimes – forment-elles un étage de végétation méditerranéenne thermophile masqué par la pression humaine ?'' In: Eric Fouache (Edit.): ''The Mediterranean World Environment and History. IAG Working Group on Geo-archeology, Symposium Proceedings. Environmental Dynamics and History in Mediterranean Areas, Paris, Université de Paris – Sorbonne 24 – 26 avril 2002''. Paris, 2003, 191 – 202, (Elsevier France, {{ISBN. 2-84299-452-3).
  2. Jordi Sacasas i Lluís, ''Geografía de Catalunya'', Publicacions L'Abadia de Montserrat. {{ISBN. 978-84-8415-915-5
  3. [http://www10.gencat.net/probert/catala/prop_lleure/pdf/pirineusprepirineus.pdf Pirineus-Prepirineus] {{webarchive. link. (2008-07-23)
  4. Luis Javier Cruchaga, ''Turbón y Sierra de Sis,''Mapas excursionistas, no 12 PRAMES 2002 {{ISBN. 84-8321-123-8
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