Refugio El Pingarrón

Refugio El Pingarrón is a mountain hut in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Castile and León and has an elevation of 1,830 metres. Refugio El Pingarrón is situated nearby to the waterfall Cascada del Tejo o de los Tejos, as well as near the grassland Pradera de Cotos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cotos Station and Puerto de Cotos.

Cotos Station

Railway station

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Cotos Station is a railway station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Refugio El Pingarrón.

Puerto de Cotos

Mountain saddle

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Puerto de Cotos or Puerto del Paular is a mountain pass in the Sierra de Guadarrama, that separates the Spanish provinces of Segovia and Madrid. It is located 1830 meters above sea level.

Peñalara is the highest mountain peak in the mountain range of Guadarrama, a subsection of Spain's larger Sistema Central mountain chain which lies at the center and divides the Iberian Peninsula. Peñalara is situated 4 km north of Refugio El Pingarrón.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valdesquí and La Pradera de Navalhorno.

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.