3-560: Montseny ( Catalan pronunciation: [munˈsɛɲ] ) is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona . It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range . The Montseny massif is located within a triangle formed by the AP-7 , C-17 and C-25 roads. It has the highest mountains in the area south of the Pyrenees and dominates the plains south of Girona . To the south lies
6-511: The plateau of La Calma. In between is the Valley of the Tordera River . The highest peaks are Turó de l'Home (1,712 m), Les Agudes (1,703 m), El Matagalls (1,697 m) and Puig Drau (1,344 m). There are a large number of megalithic structures in the massif, such as menhirs , indicating that the area was inhabited since very ancient times. The Santa Fe Reservoir is located in the area of
9-507: The range; construction work began in 1920 and was completed in 1935. The Montseny is a protected area , UNESCO designated the massif a biosphere reserve in 1978. The Generalitat of Catalonia regional government designated it a natural park in 1987, the Montseny Natural Park (Parc Natural del Montseny) . The Park is home to a wide variety of fauna from Mediterranean to alpine. The critically endangered Montseny brook newt
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