Puerto de Malagón
Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle in Avila, Castile and León and has an elevation of 1,536 metres. Puerto de Malagón is situated nearby to the locality Prado Paña, as well as near Rentas de Navalespino.Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Abantos and Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and El Escorial.
El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a town about 45 km northwest of Madrid in Spain. Set in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, its chief attraction is the Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site that was the power centre of the Spanish empire under King Felipe II.
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.
Puerto de Malagón
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,536 metres
- Also known as: “Alto de Malagón”
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Avila, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6042° or 40° 36′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.1737° or 4° 10′ 25″ westElevation
1,536 metres (5,039 feet)Open location code
8CGQJR3G+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 283089135OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q2840482
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Satellite Map
Discover Puerto de Malagón from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Puerto de Malagón” goes by many names.
- French: “Abantos”
- French: “Alto de Abantos”
- Spanish: “Alto de Abantos”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Malagon”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Malagón”
- Spanish: “Puerto de San Juan de Malagon”
- Spanish: “Puerto de San Juan de Malagón”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Prado Paña and Rentas de Navalespino.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pozo de nieve (depósito) and Mirador Despeñadero de Riscal de Cabras o de Enmedio.
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