Karakate
{{Short description|Mountain in the Basque Country, Spain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Karakate
| photo = Karakate desde Arrate.JPG
| photo_caption = Mount Karakate
| map = Spain Basque Country#Spain
| location = Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
| elevation_m = 749
| range = Irukurutzeta Range
| coordinates = {{coord|43|11|33|N|02|24|53|W|type:mountain_region:ES_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| prominence_m = 17
}}
Karakate, also known as Muneta or Kortazar, is a mountain located in the northeast of Gipuzkoa in Basque Country, Spain. It belongs to the Irukurutzeta Range of the wider Basque Mountains. The mountain has a maximum height of 749 meters.{{Cite book |url=https://www.gipuzkoa.eus/documents/3767975/15492090/KARAKATE+ficha+cast.pdf/161ccfcc-2067-d78e-fc3a-27b8ec6eb661 |title=Karakate, Huellas de historia y naturaleza |publisher=Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa |pages=1–2 |language=es |trans-title=Karakate, Traces of history and nature |access-date=24 October 2023}}
Archaeological site
In 2016, archaeologist Antxoka Martínez Velasco found vestiges of a Roman military camp at the summit of Karate. It is a small camp with defensive slope and mount.{{Cite web |last=Cristóbal |first=Aníbal Clemente |title=Campamentos romanos en el País Vasco y Navarra |trans-title=Roman camps in the Basque Country and Navarra |url=http://www.historiayarqueologia.com/2018/03/campamentos-romanos-en-el-pais-vasco-y.html |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Historia y Arqueologia |language=es}}
Galleries
File:Karakate.JPG|View of Karakate from Eibar
File:Karakate mendia Elgoibar.jpeg|Karakate mountain from the town of Elgoibar