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Mountain

Sierra del Quintanar

Located in Espinar, El, Segovia Coordinates: 40°47′22″ N 4°09′55″ W

Map showing the location of Sierra del Quintanar Sierra del Quintanar
Location in Spain
Elevation
1,909 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Los Ángeles de San Rafael
4.4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport60 km
SLM Salamanca Airport114 km

About Sierra del Quintanar

Sierra del Quintanar is a mountain. Location: Espinar, El, Segovia. Elevation: 1,909 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include La Mujer Muerta and Montón de Trigo.

Climate of Sierra del Quintanar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (93 mm)
Driest month
August (21 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Sierra del Quintanar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°5°7°11°17°21°21°17°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-3°-1°2°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)745849768549242141799389

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Sierra del Quintanar

The nearest airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Alcobendas, 52 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid 60 kmsoutheast
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM) Salamanca 114 kmwest
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL) Valladolid 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Alcobendas Population: 116K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Chamartin Population: 140K 55 kmsoutheast
  • Madrid Population: 3.3M 57 kmsoutheast
  • Alcorcón Population: 172.4K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Móstoles Population: 207.1K 58 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sierra del Quintanar

Within 100 km: 471 historic and cultural sites, 292 natural sites, 346 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km99 places

  • San Millán Attraction 18 kmN
  • La Jarosa Lake 14 kmS
  • Embalse de la Aceña Lake 20 kmS
  • Embalse Tobar Lake 20 kmS

25–60 km497 places

  • Laguna de Taeña Lake 40 kmW
  • Embalse de Santillana Lake 29 kmE
  • Embalse del Burguillo Lake 54 kmSW
  • Pantano de San Juan Lake 47 kmS

60–100 km513 places

  • Pontón de la Oliva Lake 62 kmE
  • Casar Mountain 63 kmE
  • Somosierra Mountain 62 kmNE
  • Risco del Sol Mountain 67 kmSW

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