Real Pozo de Nieve de Felipe II
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 of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Abantos and Puerto de Malagón.
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
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Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Real Pozo de Nieve de Felipe II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Peguerinos.
El Escorial
Town
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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 5 km southeast of Real Pozo de Nieve de Felipe II.
Peguerinos
Village
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Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 6 km west of Real Pozo de Nieve de Felipe II.
Zarzalejo
Village
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Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste, near El Escorial. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022. An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here. It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD. Zarzalejo is situated 9 km south of Real Pozo de Nieve de Felipe II.
Real Pozo de Nieve de Felipe II
- Type: Building
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.62274° or 40° 37′ 22″ northLongitude
-4.15723° or 4° 9′ 26″ westElevation
1,650 metres (5,413 feet)Levels
1Open location code
8CGQJRFV+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 247085575OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=ice_house
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