Alto del Telégrafo
Alto del Telégrafo is a monitoring station in Madrid, Community of Madrid. Alto del Telégrafo is situated nearby to the spring Fuente del Camino Schmidt, as well as near the church Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puerto de Navacerrada train station and Navacerrada Pass.
Puerto de Navacerrada train station
Railway station
Photo: Juan Manuel Fernández, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puerto de Navacerrada train station is a railway station, which is situated 470 metres east of Alto del Telégrafo.
Navacerrada Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Navacerrada Pass is a mountain pass in the Guadarrama Mountains, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. In 1788, it replaced the Fuenfría Pass as mountain pass in the route crossing the Sierra de Guadarrama connecting the Spanish cities of Madrid and Segovia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valdesquí and Camorritos.
Valdesquí
Locality
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Valdesquí is a ski area situated near the town of Rascafría in the Sierra de Guadarrama near Madrid. The area is close to the Navacerrada resort, and projects have been attempted to link the two areas, stopped by ecologist movements. Valdesquí is situated 4 km northeast of Alto del Telégrafo.
Camorritos
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camorritos is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Alto del Telégrafo.
Cercedilla
Village
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Cercedilla is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Cercedilla is situated 6 km southwest of Alto del Telégrafo.
Alto del Telégrafo
- Type: Monitoring station
- Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.78593° or 40° 47′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.00996° or 4° 0′ 36″ westOperator
National Parks Autonomous AgencyOpen location code
8CGQQXPR+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 14070922775OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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