Toloño

The Basque official name is Toloñoko mendilerroa, while in Spanish it is Sierra del Toloño. In Spanish, Sierra de Cantabria can be used too as a name, but the Instituto Geografico Nacional (Spanish National Geographic Institute) changed the official name in 2018. ==Peaks==

, behind which rises the Sierra de Toloño with the summit of Toloño in the background From west to east: • Peña Las Doce (1252 m): "twelve o'clock peak", the name comes from the shadow it creates at midday. • La Tortuga (1255 m): "the tortoise", named for the shape of the rock at its peak. • Peña del Castillo (1262 m): so called because a small castle was once situated here. Access is difficult. • Toloño (1271 m): some 20 metres further to the east of this peak is the border with the province of La Rioja. • Peña del León (1206 m): part of La Rioja • Azkorri or Colorada (1218 m) ==Fauna==

with snow in January 2021The mountain range, together with the Obarenes Mountains, form an EU special protection area for birds of prey. Resident species in these mountains include the golden eagle, peregrine falcon, Griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, Eurasian eagle-owl, Bonelli's eagle, red kite and common kestrel. Other larger mammals such as the roe deer, red fox and wild boar can occasionally be seen. At least 68 species of flowering plants have been identified. ==Monastery of Santa María del Toloño==

The ruins of the Monastery of Santa María de Toloño are located in a meadow at 1201 metres above sea level. It was abandoned in 1422. ==References==