Urbasa

Urbasa

Urbasa landscape
Highest point
Elevation 1,493 m (4,898 ft)
Coordinates 42° 50' 18" N, 2° 09' 57" E
Geography
Location Navarre, Spain
Parent range Basque mountains
Location of the Urbasa Range in Navarre

The Urbasa Range (Urbasa mendilerroa in Basque and Sierra de Urbasa in Spanish) is a mountain range of western Navarre, Spain, part of the Basque Mountains. Its highest point is the 1,183 metres high Baiza.

Urbasa is a karstic range where numerous nummulites fossils have been found.[1]

Together with the neighboring Andia range, Urbasa is part of the Urbasa-Andia Natural Park.

Peaks

  1. Baiza 1,183 m.
  2. Iruaitzeta 1,144 m.
  3. Santa Marina 1,068 m.
  4. Bargagain 1,157 m.

References

  1. A. Borja and M. Collins, Oceanography and marine environment of the Basque Country, ISBN 978-0-444-51581-0

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Coordinates: 42°50′18″N 2°09′57″W / 42.83833°N 2.16583°W / 42.83833; -2.16583

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