The ridge is aligned in a NW-SE direction. Its highest point is
Cabrera (1,433 m); other important summits are
Virgen de la Sierra (1,413 m),
Cucuta (1,300 m),
San Cristóbal (1,264 m),
Pico de Morés (1,186 m) and
Monte de la Lezna (1,173 m). The adjacent
Sierra de Vicort stretches east of Sierra de la Virgen in the same direction. The name of this mountain chain derives from the
Santuario de la Virgen de la Sierra, a
Virgin Mary shrine located in the heights of the mountain range, about 22 km to the north of
Villarroya de la Sierra town. These mountains are mostly covered with low
maquis shrub and they have been repopulated with
pine since the 20th century. The Sierra de la Virgen is often subject to
wildfires in periods of prolonged drought. Native trees include
juniper and
Carrasca (
Quercus ilex), among others. There are other smaller mountain chains named "Sierra de la Virgen" in Spain. One is in
Ciudad Real Province, part of the
Montes de Toledo, and the other is located in
Córdoba Province,
Andalusia. ==See also==