Alto do Facho

Alto do Facho is a peak in Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia and has an elevation of 1,258 metres. Alto do Facho is situated nearby to the locality O Borraxo, as well as near Prado do Grilo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Picoña Castle.

Picoña Castle

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Picoña Castle is a Portuguese medieval fortification now situated in the Spanish municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. The castle, now in ruins, dates back to the early period of Portuguese independence and was constructed over a previous Callaeci fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tourém and Pitões das Júnias.

Tourém

Village

Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.

Tourém is a village and parish in the municipality of Montalegre in the far north of Portugal. The main part of the territory of the parish stretches as a small peninsula of Portuguese land within Spanish territory.

Pitões das Júnias

Village

Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pitões das Júnias is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Montalegre in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 161, in an area of 36.89 km2.

Rubiás

Hamlet

Rubiás is a village in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galiza, Spain. The census for 2019 showed that the town has 58 people, with 29 men and 29 women.

Alto do Facho

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,258 metres
Category: landform
Location: Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.8644° or 41° 51′ 52″ north

Longitude

-7.8864° or 7° 53′ 11″ west

Elevation

1,258 metres (4,127 feet)

Open location code

8CHJV477+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241972590

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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