Risco de los Claveles, (in English, Carnation Crag), is the second highest peak in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Sistema Central, Spain). It is 2366 meters high (7835 ft.), and is located in the northwest of Peñalara Natural Park, 700 meters north from Peñalara peak. Risco de los Claveles is in the limit between the provinces of Segovia and Madrid.

Risco de los Claveles
Risco de los Claveles as seen from Peñalara.
Highest point
Elevation2,388 m (7,835 ft)
Prominence13 m
Parent peakPeñalara
Geography
LocationSegovia and Madrid
Parent rangeSierra de Guadarrama
Geology
Mountain typeGneiss and granite crag.

Description edit

 
Risco de los Claveles as seen from Laguna de los Pájaros.
 
Risco de los Claveles from Peñalara.

Risco de los Claveles is a sharp mount. The sides are covered in vegetation. Under 2000 meters, there is abundant life:pine, eagles, insects and vultures. Above that, there are some bushes and grass.

Gallery edit

 
Risco de los Claveles as seen from Peñalara plains.
 
Laguna de los Pájaros and Risco de los Claveles in the Peñalara Massif.

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