Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape

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Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Serra de Montejunto

Coordinates	39°10′30″N 9°03′00″W / 39.17500°N 9.05000°W / 39.17500; -9.05000
Area	48.97 km (18.91 sq mi)
Established	1999
Governing body	ICNF

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in the Montejunto-Estrela mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval in Lisbon District, Portugal. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to 666 metres (2,185 ft) of altitude. The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils.

Fauna and flora

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of Miniopterus schreibersi, with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months. Flora found in the area include Arabis sadina, Coincya cintrana, Juncus valvatus, Narcissus calcicola and Silene longicilia.

References

"Serra De Montejunto | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
"Serra de Montejunto" (in Portuguese). guiadacidade.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
"EMERGENCE, RETURN AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII AND RHINOLOPHUS SPP. AT CADAVAL BAT ROOST (PORTUGAL)". 14th European Bat Research Symposium. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
Espírito-Santo, Maria; Moreira, Ilídio; Rodríguez-González, Patricia (2005). "Vegetation and Landscape of Serra de Montejunto". Quercetea. 7. 81-92. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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National park	Peneda-Gerês
Nature parks	Alvão Arrábida Cape Girão Guadiana Valley Douro International Tagus International Madeira Montesinho Northern Littoral Ponta Do Pargo Ria Formosa Serra da Estrela Serra de São Mamede Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Sintra-Cascais Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast
Nature reserves	Arzila Bog Berlengas Boquilobo Bog Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Marsh Desertas Garajau Sado Estuary Santo André and Sancha Lagoons São Jacinto Dunes Savage Islands Serra da Malcata Sítio da Rocha do Navio Tagus Estuary
Protected landscapes	Azibo Reservoir Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons Corno do Bico Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff Litoral De Vila Do Conde e Reserva Ornitológica Do Mindelo Rocha da Pena Serra de Montejunto Serra do Açor
Natural monuments	Pegadas de Dinossáurios da Serra de Aire Portas de Ródão Carenque Pedra da Mua Lagosteiros Pedreira do Avelino Cabo Mondego
National forests	Barão de São João Buçaco Camarido Choupal Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas Pinhal de Leiria Margaraça Medos Vale de Canas
Others	Cambarinho Faia Brava

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