Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in the Montejunto-Estrela mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval in Lisbon District, Portugal. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to 666 metres (2,185 ft) of altitude.[2] The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils.

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Serra de Montejunto
Map showing the location of Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
Coordinates39°10′30″N 9°03′00″W
Area48.97 km2 (18.91 sq mi)[1]
Established1999
Governing bodyICNF

Fauna and flora

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of Miniopterus schreibersi, with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months.[3] Flora found in the area include Arabis sadina, Coincya cintrana, Juncus valvatus, Narcissus calcicola and Silene longicilia.[4]

References
  1. "Serra De Montejunto | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "Serra de Montejunto" (in Portuguese). guiadacidade.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. "EMERGENCE, RETURN AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII AND RHINOLOPHUS SPP. AT CADAVAL BAT ROOST (PORTUGAL)". 14th European Bat Research Symposium. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. Espírito-Santo, Maria; Moreira, Ilídio; Rodríguez-González, Patricia (2005). "Vegetation and Landscape of Serra de Montejunto". Quercetea. 7. 81-92. Retrieved 8 April 2019.


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