Umbría de las Raíces
Umbría de las Raíces is a locality in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Umbría de las Raíces is situated nearby to the locality El Baldío, as well as near Cuelgamuros.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ice house and Mount Abantos.
Ice house
Building
Photo: Codyhof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
An ice house or icehouse is a building used to store ice throughout the year, commonly used prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground chambers, usually man-made, located near natural sources of winter ice, such as freshwater lakes, but many were buildings with various types of insulation.
Mount Abantos
Peak
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.
Puerto de Malagón
Mountain saddle
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle, which is situated 2½ km south of Umbría de las Raíces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peguerinos and El Escorial.
Peguerinos
Village
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 5 km west of Umbría de las Raíces.
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. El Escorial is situated 6 km southeast of Umbría de las Raíces.
Santa María de la Alameda
Village
Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa María de la Alameda is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is linked to the city of Madrid and the town of El Escorial by regular train services. Santa María de la Alameda is situated 8 km southwest of Umbría de las Raíces.
Umbría de las Raíces
- Type: Locality
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.62813° or 40° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.16856° or 4° 10′ 7″ westOpen location code
8CGQJRHJ+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1243352962OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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