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Sierra Norte de Sevilla or Sierra Norte (Northern Range) is one of the western mountain ranges of the Sierra Morena, Andalusia, Spain. Its name derives from its location at the northern part of Sevilla Province. The highest point of the range is the 960 m high Cerro de La Capitana. This range gives its name to an administrative comarca in the region, the Sierra Norte Comarca, as well as to the wine of the area, the Vino de la Tierra Sierra Norte de Sevilla.〔(La Comarca Sierra Norte en Sevilla )〕 ==Description== The Sierra Norte is not very high and its mountains have generally a rounded shape except for the occasional karstic crags. 962 m high ''Cerro de La Capitana'' is the highest point of the range. The Odiel and Murtigas are the main rivers in the area of the range. The Sierra Norte is properly a massif that includes the subranges of Sierra del Agua, highest point 910 m high Pico Hamapega, the Sierra de La Grana at the edge of the Plains of Guadalcanal, and the Sierra de San Miguel.〔(Sierra Norte en Sevilla - Mirador La Capitana )〕 The climate is less humid than in the Sierra de Aracena further west. Holm oaks are more common, growing in clarified forests where there are also large clearings, known locally as ''dehesas''. These are characteristic of the Sierra Morena landscape and are traditional pasture zones for cattle and pigs. Also typical are the gallery forests shading the rivers of the range that provide a home to birds such as the Spanish imperial eagle, the cinereous vulture and the black stork.〔(Sierra Norte )〕 ''Cerro del Hierro'' (iron hillock) is an interesting karstic site within the range which has been declared a natural monument.〔(Cerro del Hierro )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sierra Norte de Sevilla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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