![]() ![]() Montserrat is formed of conglomerate that was originally deposited in a fan delta at the margin of the Ebro Basin, part of the foreland basin to the Pyrenees, during the middle Eocene. The conglomerate is polymict, clast-supported and poorly sorted with clasts ranging from pebble to boulder size Ĭonglomerate with a rare sandstone layer on the path to Sant Jeroni on the flank of La Gorra Frigia. The well-known via ferrata Canal de las Damas ( difficulty level D) leads from Collbató through a canal.The Cavall Bernat 1,111 meters (3,645 feet) is an important rock feature popular with climbers. Montserrat is part of the GR footpath 172. It is accessible by hiking trails which connect from the top entrance to the Sant Joan funicular, the monastery, or the base of the mountain. The highest summit of Montserrat is called Sant Jeroni (Saint Jerome) and stands at 1,236 meters (4,055 feet) above sea-level. ![]() From the abbey, the Funicular de Sant Joan funicular railway goes up to the top of the mountain, where there are various abandoned hovels in the cliff faces that were previously the abodes of reclusive monks, while the Funicular de la Santa Cova descends to a shrine. The lower stations of both the rack railway and the cable car can be reached by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya train from Barcelona's Plaça d'Espanya station. The Benedictine Abbey can be reached by road, by the Aeri de Montserrat cable car, or by the Montserrat Rack Railway. The Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery is also on the mountain, although it is also known as La Moreneta ("the little tan/dark one" in Catalan). Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. It describes its peculiar aspect with a multitude of rock formations that are visible from a great distance. "Montserrat" literally means " serrated (like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Les Agulles (903 m). It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. Montserrat ( Catalan pronunciation: ) is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Via road BP-1121 from Monistrol de Montserrat Bages, Anoia, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain ![]()
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