Puig Campana, Mountain summit in Finestrat, Spain

Puig Campana is a mountain in Finestrat, Alicante, rising to 1,406 m. From the base it appears to have one rounded summit, but there are two peaks; the western one has a large notch called El Portell. The massif is made of Jurassic limestone, with Triassic red clays and gypsum exposed near Finestrat.

The mountain's Jurassic limestone was raised by a major east-west fracture running from La Nucía along its eastern and southern edge. In 1992 it entered Valencia's list of Sites of Community Importance, and in 2006 the Generalitat declared Puig Campana and Ponotx protected landscapes. A wildfire started by a fallen high-voltage pylon on 24 January 2009 burned some 1,000 hectares on the north-eastern side.

The notch on the western peak, El Portell, is explained by a local legend: Roland, commander of Charlemagne's army, struck with his sword Durandarte during a duel with a Moorish leader on the summit. The cut-off rock became Benidorm Island. Another version says Roland wanted to prolong daylight for his dying lover Alda.

The most direct route starts at Font del Molí in Finestrat, where a small information module stands at the trailhead; maps are also available at the town's tourism office. The path is a narrow footpath with faded red painted marks, easy to lose in mist, and the slopes are steep with loose scree. Allow 5 to 8 hours round trip to the summit, or 4 to 5 hours for the circuit around the base, and carry water, food and a phone, as there are no services.

The mountain harbors protected micro-reserves that safeguard rare plant species adapted to this location's particular conditions. These small ecosystems make the summit interesting to botanists and curious hikers.