Serra de la Mussara
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Serra de la Mussara is a mountain range of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

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Spain
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. It is a subrange of the Prades Mountains
Prades Mountains
Prades Mountains, also known as Muntanyes de Prades, is a large calcareous mountain massif straddling the comarcas of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Conca de Barberà, Garrigues and Priorat, in Catalonia, Spain. These mountains have characteristic large and rounded rocky outcrops...

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Located north of the town of Vilaplana
Vilaplana
Vilaplana is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.The Serra de la Mussara, a subrange of the Prades Mountains rises north of the town...

, Its highest point La Mussara
La Mussara (Vilaplana)
La Mussara is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. It is the highest peak of the Serra de la Mussara, a subrange of the Prades Mountains.Located north of the town of Vilaplana, La Mussara has an altitude of 1055 metres above sea level....

 has an altitude of 1055 metres above sea level; other important peaks are Punta del Sec (979 m), Tossal Rodó (966 m) and La Puntota (858 m) and

There are very steep cliffs in this range, like the Cingle del Patxeco. The Serra de la Mussara mountain range is named after the abandoned village of La Mussara, located in the range.
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