Andy Rodker

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Posted: 01 Jan 2019


Taken: 15 Jun 2012

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La Cabrera town and the Plain of Castilla from the Ridge. (There are some famous rock climbs around here, with some great names such as 'Schizophrenia'!)

La Cabrera town and the Plain of Castilla from the Ridge. (There are some famous rock climbs around here, with some great names such as 'Schizophrenia'!)
The southern half of the great plain of Castilla, Castilla La Nueva, starts at the foot of these cliffs of the Sierra de La Cabrera.
In fact the centre of Spain, this plain or 'meseta' is a tableland (as the Spanish name implies) or plateau and relatively high, between 800 and 1,000 feet. The mountain ranges that bisect it such as here are therfore higher than they seem. For example, Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain seems much higher than the Sierra de La Cabrera as it rises straight up from sea level at 1,345 m or 4,413 feet. El Cancho Largo, the highest point along this ridge here is 1,563 m or 5,127 feet and doesn't seem anywhere near as high as Ben Nevis.
Nonetheless, the large village (or small town) of La Cabrera looks tiny from here and the views are spectacular; on a clear day much of Madrid can be seen.

micritter, Gudrun, Bill Robinson / kinderbill, Eunice Perkins and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo


13 comments - The latest ones
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
ça, c' est de la vue plongeante !!
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Majestic capture! Happy New Year!

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5 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
John F,
Berny,
Dominique,
William,
Larry,
Thank you very much!
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Wonderful vista Andy.
5 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Superb overview!!
5 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Superb view of the plain.
5 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
A great view...
5 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
This is really a fantastic view.
5 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
ºººVery many thanks to you all, great comments!ººº
5 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Magnifique vue plongeante
5 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Terrific view!!
5 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Roland,
Eunice,
Thank you both!
5 years ago.

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