Despeñaperros

Despeñaperros is a gorge or canyon carved out by the Despeñaperros river. It is located in the municipality of Santa Elena in the northern portion of the province of Jaén, .
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  • Type: Pass with an elevation of 663 metres
  • Description: mountain pass
  • Also known as: “Desfiladero de Despenaperros”, “paso de Despeñaperros”, “Puerto de Despeñaperros”, “デスペニャペロス峡谷”, and “デスペニャペロス自然公園”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Despeñaperros tunnel.

Tunnel
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Despeñaperros

Latitude
38.40178° or 38° 24′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.49979° or 3° 29′ 59″ west
Elevation
663 metres (2,175 feet)
Open location code
8CCRCG22+P3
Geo­Names ID
2518862
Wiki­data ID
Q111575109
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Despeñaperros” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Despeñaperros”
  • Catalan: “Despeñaperros”
  • Cebuano: “Desfiladero de Despeñaperros”
  • Esperanto: “Despeñaperros”
  • French: “Despeñaperros”
  • Galician: “Despeñaperros”
  • German: “Desfiladero de Despeñaperros”
  • Japanese: “デスペニャペーロス”
  • Russian: “Деспеньяперрос”
  • Spanish: “Despeñaperros”
  • Swedish: “Desfiladero de Despeñaperros”
  • Turkish: “Despeñaperros”

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Places to explore: Venta de Cárdenas and Estación de Santa Elena.

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