Serra de l'Espadella
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Serra de l'Espadella is an over 4 km (2 mi) long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat
Baix Maestrat
Baix Maestrat is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.- Municipalities :*Alcalà de Xivert*Benicarló*Càlig*Canet lo Roig*Castell de Cabres*Cervera del Maestre*Chert/Xert*La Jana*Peñíscola*La Pobla de Benifassà...

 comarca, Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. Its highest point is Espadella (968 m). These mountains are frequently covered in snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...

 in the winter.

This mountain chain rises south of the Serra del Turmell, between the almost abandoned village of Vallivana
Vallivana
Vallivana is a small settlement belonging to Morella, Ports .-Description:It is located southeast of Morella, at the eastern end of the Dena de Coll i Moll, right by N-232 road between Vinaròs and Morella....

 and the Moles de Xert
Moles de Xert
Moles de Xert is a long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Mola Gran . The other main summits are Mola Murada, Moleta Redona and Mola Llarga. These mountains have very original shapes, topped by regular rocky outcrops resembling castles...

, to the northeast of the Serra de Vallivana
Serra de Vallivana
Serra de Vallivana or Muntanyes de Vallivana is an over long mountain range straddling the Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat comarcas, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is Muixacre , located close to the Port de Querol mountain pass in the N-232 road. Other important peaks are Montserrat...

, on the other side of the valley through which the N-232 road road passes. This sparsely-populated mountain area has the most important forested zone of the region.

The main wild animals in these unpopulated mountains are the Spanish Ibex
Spanish ibex
The Iberian ibex, Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat, or Iberian wild goat is a species of ibex with four subspecies. Of these, two can still be found on the Iberian Peninsula, but the remaining two are now extinct. The Portuguese subspecies became extinct in 1892 and the Pyrenean subspecies became...

, Roe Deer
Roe Deer
The European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer, chevreuil or just Roe Deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from...

 and Wild Boar.

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