Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park

Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Natural Park boundaries in the province of Huesca
Location Center of the Huesca province
Coordinates 42°16′26″N 0°12′4″E / 42.27389°N 0.20111°E / 42.27389; 0.20111Coordinates: 42°16′26″N 0°12′4″E / 42.27389°N 0.20111°E / 42.27389; 0.20111
Area 47.450 km²
Established 1990
Visitors 109.132 (in 2009)
Governing body Gouvernement of Aragón.

The Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park is a Spanish Natural park in the Sierra de Guara mountain range, located in the Province of Huesca, Aragon, northern Spain. It was established in 1990.

Geography

The nature park covers an area of about 47,450 hectares, not including a peripheral zone of protection that also covers 33,775 hectares.

The park covers the Spanish municipalities of:
Abiego, Adahuesca, Aínsa-Sobrarbe, Alquézar, Arguis, Bárcabo, Bierge, Boltaña, Caldearenas, Casbas de Huesca, Colungo, Huesca, Loporzano, Nueno and Sabiñánigo.

The altitude of the park ranges from 430 metres (1,410 ft) at the Alcanadre River to 2,077 metres (6,814 ft) at the summit of Tozal of Guara.

See also

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