Coordinates: 39°10′30″N 9°03′00″W / 39.17500°N 9.05000°W / 39.17500; -9.05000

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape

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Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Serra de Montejunto
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Area48.97 km2 (18.91 sq mi)[1]
Established1999
Governing bodyICNF

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in the Montejunto-Estrela mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval in Lisbon District, Portugal. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to 666 metres (2,185 ft) of altitude.[2] The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils.

Fauna and flora

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Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of Miniopterus schreibersi, with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months.[3] Flora found in the area include Arabis sadina, Coincya cintrana, Juncus valvatus, Narcissus calcicola and Silene longicilia.[4]

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