Serra del Cadí
{{Short description|Mountain range in north Catalonia}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name= Serra del Cadí
| photo= Serra del Cadí.JPG
| photo_caption=View of the Cadí mountain range
| highest= Vulturó
| elevation_m= 2648
| coordinates= {{coord|42|17|24.50|N|1|37|08.33|E|type:mountain_region:ES|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref=
| listing=
| parent= Pre-Pyrenees, central/eastern zone
| map= Pyrenees
| map_relief= 1
| map_caption= Location in the Pre-Pyrenees area
| country= Spain
| subdivision2_type= Community
| subdivision2= Catalonia
| subdivision3_type=Comarques
| subdivision3= {{enum|Alt Urgell|Baixa Cerdanya|Berguedà}}
| geology= Limestone
| age= Eocene
| orogeny=Alpine orogeny
| length_km= 22.6
| length_orientation= E/W
| length_ref=
| width_km= 8
| width_orientation=N/S
| width_ref=
}}
The Serra del Cadí is a mountain range in the north of Catalonia, Spain, part of the Pre-Pyrenees. Its highest peak is the Vulturó, with an altitude of {{convert|2648|m|ft|0}}.
It stretches from east to west between Alt Urgell and Berguedà. The Llobregat River has its sources in Castellar de n'Hug at an altitude of 1,259 meters on the Serra del Cadí.
Description
Geologically the northern slopes are made up of Jurassic materials while the peaks are Eocene limestone. The northern face is an almost continuous series of sheer cliffs. The present structure formed during the Tertiary as a consequence of the orogenesis of the Pyrenees and is characterized by its Alpine folding.[http://aepect.org/documentos-pdf/geologia_catalunya.pdf Geological History of Catalonia]
This jagged mountain range was formerly a natural barrier hampering communication between Barcelona and Cerdanya, but the situation was resolved after the Cadí Tunnel was built together with the C-16 highway which follows the valley of the Llobregat.[http://www.tuneldelcadi.com/ Túnel del Cadí]
Believed to be extinct in Catalonia, the first wolf in 80 years was found recently in the Serra del Cadí.[http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/2-societat/5-societat/260525--localitzen-la-primera-lloba-a-catalunya-en-80-anys-.html El Punt - Localitzen la primera lloba a Catalunya en 80 anys]
Protected areas
Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park was created in July 1983 to protect the Serra del Cadí, as well as the adjacent Serra de Moixeró, Pedraforca mountain, and part of the Tosa d'Alp and Puigllançada.[http://www.lleidatur.com/ing/cadimoixero.html The Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park]
References
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External links
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- [http://www.summitpost.org/pirineos-cerdanya-cerdagne/436675 Hiking in Cerdanya / Cerdagne]
- [http://www.trektools.com/Serra_del_Cadi_and_Pedraforca_Guide_Map_for_Hikers_p/47021.htm Serra del Cadi and Pedraforca Guide Map for Hikers by Geo Estel]
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