Mount Abantos
Mount Abantos is a mountain in the Sierra de Guadarrama range in the Sistema Central of Spain, a chain that runs from east to west. For the most part, the mountain is located in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in the Community of Madrid, with part of its west side in the province of Ávila.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valley of the Fallen and Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Valley of the Fallen
The Valley of Cuelgamuros, previously called the Valley of the Fallen until 2022, is a Spanish memorial site in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives during the Spanish Civil War.
Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Library
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as the Escurialense or the Laurentina, is a large Spanish Renaissance library founded by Philip II, located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial and part of the heritage of the monastery of El Escorial.
Puerto de Malagón
Mountain saddle
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Peguerinos.
El Escorial
Town
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama.
Peguerinos
Village
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality had a population of 318 inhabitants.
Zarzalejo
Village
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Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022. An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here. It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD. Zarzalejo is situated 8 km south of Mount Abantos.
Mount Abantos
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,753 metres
- Description: mountain in Spain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.61609° or 40° 36′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.15084° or 4° 9′ 3″ westElevation
1,753 metres (5,751 feet)Open location code
8CGQJR8X+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 285908320OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Mount Abantos” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Абантос”
- Cebuano: “Abantos”
- Czech: “Monte Abantos”
- Dutch: “Mount Abantos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ابانتوس”
- Esperanto: “Monto Abantos”
- Japanese: “アバントス山”
- Ladin: “Mount Abantos”
- Spanish: “Abantos”
- Spanish: “Buen Monte del Oso”
- Spanish: “Monte Abantos”
- Swedish: “Abantos”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Solana de la Penosilla and Cerbunal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pico de Abantos and Casa del Renegado.
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