Pedraforca, Mountain peak in Catalonia, Spain
Pedraforca is a mountain in the Pre-Pyrenees with two parallel ridges connected by a saddle. Limestone layers form walls and gullies while alpine meadows grow below the rocky sections.
Prehistoric communities left traces in the surrounding area including burial mounds from the Neolithic era at lower elevations. Shepherd paths from earlier centuries still cross meadows and rocky sections today.
The Pollegó Inferior and Pollegó Superior form the two peaks separated by a pronounced notch between them. Local hikers recognize the silhouette as a symbol of Catalan mountain country and use the shape for orientation across the region.
Routes start from Saldes or Gósol and pass through forest before climbing open slopes to the ridge. Sure footing is necessary as sections of the path cross loose rock and exposed areas.
Geologists find fossils of marine organisms in the rock layers showing these limestones once formed part of a seabed. The folds and displacements in the stone tell the story of tectonic movements that shaped the Pyrenees.
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