Horcada Vaquera
Horcada Vaquera is a mountain saddle in Posada de Valdeón, Leon, Castile and León and has an elevation of 1,979 metres. Horcada Vaquera is situated nearby to the locality Jou del Requexoón, as well as near Sierres Llanes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torre de Santa María and Torre Santa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakes of Covadonga and Amieva.
Lakes of Covadonga
Locality
Photo: Gabriel Abril, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Lakes of Covadonga are two glacial lakes located on the region of Asturias, Spain. These lakes, often also called Lakes of Enol or simply Los Lagos, are Lake Enol and Lake Ercina located in the Picos de Europa range and they are the original center of the Picos de Europa National Park, created in 1918.
Amieva
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Amieva is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of one of the municipality's subdivisions. Amieva municipality is sparsely inhabited, having a resident population of 868 and a population density of fewer than 8 people per square kilometre.
Horcada Vaquera
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,979 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Posada de Valdeón, Leon, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.2202° or 43° 13′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.9979° or 4° 59′ 53″ westElevation
1,979 metres (6,493 feet)Open location code
8CMQ62C2+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 6267320107OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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