Serra de Crevillent

The Serra de Crevillent[lower-alpha 1] (Spanish: Sierra de Crevillente) is a mountain range in the Baetic System, southern Spain. It spans the region of Murcia and the province of Alicante. The highest peak is Sant Gaietà at 835 meters, near the town of Crevillent.

Serra de Crevillent
Sierra de Crevillente
Highest point
Elevation835 m (2,740 ft)
Coordinates38°17′01″N 0°50′59″W
Geography
Serra de Crevillent is located in Spain
Serra de Crevillent
Serra de Crevillent
Spain
LocationBaix Vinalopó, Valencian Community
Murcia
Parent rangePrebaetic System
Geology
Mountain typekarstic
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeFrom Crevillent

The Serra de Crevillent is located between the Vinalopó river and the Sierra de Abanilla. The latter is geologically its western prolongation, already within the Region of Murcia.

Events

The archaeological remains found at Ratlla del Bubo site confirm the presence of Solutrean human settlements during the Upper Paleolithic.[1][2]

During the 13th century, under the Al-Andalus rule, a network of qanats was created to supply water to the population of Crevillent. The most visible element of this infrastructure today is the Els Pontets aqueduct.[3]

In the 19th century, it was the center of the raids of the bandit Jaume el Barbut.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. Valencian pronunciation: [ˈsɛra ðe kɾeviˈʎent]

References
  1. "Nota sobre un hogar Solútreo-gravetiense del Abric de la Ratlla del Bubo (Crevillent, Alicante)". mupreva.org. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. Alfaro, Álvaro Martínez; García, Ernestina Badal; Vilanova, Aleix Eixea; Martínez-Varea, Carmen María; Margalef, Cristina Real; Tortosa, Joan Emili Aura; Bonilla, Valentín Villaverde (2022-06-10). "Abric de la Ratlla del Bubo (Crevillent, Alicante). Resultados de las campañas de 1986-1991. Nuevos datos sobre su secuencia paleolítica". Lucentum (in Spanish) (41): 9–33. doi:10.14198/LVCENTVM.20759. hdl:10550/84288. ISSN 1989-9904. S2CID 246799189.
  3. "CREVILLENT / Inauguran la restauración del acueducto de Els Pontets". La Verdad (in European Spanish). 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. Cervantes, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de. "Jaime el Barbudo, o sea, La sierra de Crevillente". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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