Refugio de la Naranjera

Refugio de la Naranjera is a mountain hut in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, which is located on GR 10 and has an elevation of 1,600 metres. Refugio de la Naranjera is situated near the spring Fuente de la Naranjera, as well as near Fuente de las Negras.

Type: Mountain hut
Also known as: “Refugio la Naranjera”
Address: GR 10, Peguerinos, 05239

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross and Mount Abantos.

Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross

Church

Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Refugio de la Naranjera.

Mount Abantos

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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. Mount Abantos is situated 3 km southeast of Refugio de la Naranjera.

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. Ice house is situated 2½ km southeast of Refugio de la Naranjera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peguerinos and El Escorial.

Peguerinos

Village

Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 5 km west of Refugio de la Naranjera.

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. El Escorial is situated 7 km southeast of Refugio de la Naranjera.

Santa María de la Alameda

Village

Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santa María de la Alameda is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is linked to the city of Madrid and the town of El Escorial by regular train services. Santa María de la Alameda is situated 9 km southwest of Refugio de la Naranjera.

Refugio de la Naranjera

Categories: building, tourism, ruins, and accommodation
Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.63642° or 40° 38′ 11″ north

Longitude

-4.17129° or 4° 10′ 17″ west

Elevation

1,600 metres (5,249 feet)

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8CGQJRPH+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 90806870

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=alpine_hut

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fuente de la Naranjera and Fuente de las Negras.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Estanque and Santa Cruz del Valle de Cuelgamuros.

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