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Mountain range of el Carche

Jumilla, Altiplano, Murcia

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Mountain range of el Carche

Nature · Jumilla, Altiplano, Murcia

The Sierra del Carche, part of the Prebetic system, extends mainly across the municipality of Jumilla, though it also reaches that of Yecla, and gives its name to the protected regional park that includes it together with the Sierra de las Pansas and the Cabezo de la Rosa, where a salt diapir is found. It is a mostly limestone terrain, with geological formations such as thrusts and faults, crossed by ravines like those of San Cristóbal, la Guarafía and la Yedra. Next to its highest peak there is a 17th-century snow well, similar to those of other nearby ranges such as Espuña or Mariola. Listed as a Lugar de Interés Comunitario (a European Union protection status for natural areas) for its more than 600 plant species, including regional endemics, it is home to birds of prey such as the short-toed eagle, the booted eagle, the hen harrier and the eagle owl. Bronze Age and Iberian archaeological sites have also been found in the area, as well as Roman settlements for farming and livestock use.

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