Sierra de Guadarrama

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Sierra de Guadarrama is a prominent mountain range in central Spain, forming part of the Central System and serving as a natural border between the Community of Madrid and Castile and León.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf granite rock formation
mountain pass
mountain pass
mountain peak
mountain range
national park
natural region
climate Mediterranean mountain climate
contains La Pedriza
Puerto de Cotos
Puerto de Navacerrada
Valle de la Fuenfría
Valle del Lozoya
country Spain
Spain
drainageBasin Duero Basin
surface form: Duero basin

Tagus Basin
surface form: Tagus basin
elevation 2428 m
formsBorderBetween Castile and León
Community of Madrid
geologicalPeriod Paleozoic
geology gneiss
granite
hasActivity hiking
mountaineering
skiing
hasFauna Iberian ibex
griffon vulture
imperial eagle
hasFlora Scots pine forests
oak forests
hasProtectedArea Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
highestElevation 2428 m
highestPoint Peñalara
locatedIn Castile and León
Community of Madrid
Iberian Peninsula
central Spain
nearestMajorCity Madrid
orientation southwest–northeast
partOf Sistema Central
surface form: Central System

Sistema Central
rangeType fold and fault-block mountains
separates Castile and León
Community of Madrid
usedFor nature tourism
recreation
winter sports

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Community of Madrid contains Sierra de Guadarrama
this entity surface form: Guadarrama Mountains
El Escorial locatedInMountainRange Sierra de Guadarrama
Valle de los Caídos locatedInMountainRange Sierra de Guadarrama
San Ildefonso locatedNear Sierra de Guadarrama
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso near Sierra de Guadarrama
Robert Jordan setting Sierra de Guadarrama
this entity surface form: Guadarrama mountains, Spain
Manzanares River sourceLocation Sierra de Guadarrama
Manzanares River sourceLocation Sierra de Guadarrama
this entity surface form: Guadarrama Mountains