Mare de Déu del Mont, also known as Serra del Mont, is a mountain range of the Alta Garrotxa natural region, Catalonia, Spain. It has an elevation of 1,123 metres (3,684 ft) above sea level.[2]

Mare de Déu del Mont
Summer view of the range
Highest point
Peak	El Mont
Elevation	1,123 m (3,684 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Catalonia
Coordinates	42°15′N 2°42′E
Geography
Mare de Déu del Mont Location in the Pre-Pyrenees area Show map of Pyrenees Mare de Déu del Mont Mare de Déu del Mont (Catalonia) Show map of Catalonia
Country	Spain
Province	Girona
Community	Catalonia
Comarques	Garrotxa Alt Empordà
Parent range	Pre-Pyrenees, eastern zone
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Mesozoic
Type of rock	Conglomerate, clay
Climbing
Easiest route	From Albanyà

Description

This mountain has a traditional Virgin Mary shrine on top of El Mont, the highest peak that gives its name to the range. This summit is one of the Emblematic Summits of Catalonia.[3]

The Mare de Déu del Mont shrine is very popular, its name meaning Mother of God of the Mountain. It has been often mentioned in Catalan literature, having been referred to as Porta del Pirineu, meaning "the Gate of the Pyrenees", among other epithets. Catalan poet Jacint Verdaguer stayed in the sanctuary on top of the summit in 1884 and wrote some verses about the mountain. Recently a statue honoring the poet has been unveiled on top of the mountain.[4]

Features

Bibliography

References

Source

• Estanislau Vayreda, "Catàleg de la flòrula de la Mare de Déu del Mont", Treballs de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural, 1919–1920, pp. 360–442.

External links

• Media related to Serra del Mont at Wikimedia Commons
• Mare de Deu del Mont - Paragliding
• De Besalú a la cima del Mont - Costa Brava Tourism