Embalse del Boquerón
Embalse del Boquerón is a reservoir in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Embalse del Boquerón is situated nearby to the locality Cuelgamuros, as well as near Cerro Pelado.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Abantos and Ice house.
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.
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 Peguerinos.
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.
Embalse del Boquerón
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6352° or 40° 38′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.1595° or 4° 9′ 34″ westOpen location code
8CGQJRPR+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 27201343OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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