Sierra de Atapuerca topographic map

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Sierra de Atapuerca

Encompassing 284,119 hectares (702,070 acres), the Atapuerca Mountains are a mid-altitude karstic range of small foothills around 1,080 m (3,540 ft) above sea level. They are located at the north-east corner of the Douro basin, to the south of the Cantabrian Mountains that run across northern Spain, and stretch alongside the Bureba corridor, a mountain pass that connects the Ebro river valley with the Mediterranean Sea and the Duero basin. This conjunction constitutes an ecotone, which is rich in species of both ecosystems. The mountain pass was part of a causeway built by the Romans, as well as part of the pilgrimage route of Saint James; it is now traversed by the N-1 road and AP-1 highways. The mountains are strategically located between two major drainage divides and near the mountain pass; this location is assumed to have been a factor in the area's successful and prolonged hominid habitation.

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Name: Sierra de Atapuerca topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Sierra de Atapuerca, Atapuerca, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain (42.33897 -3.56129 42.39006 -3.50369)

Average elevation: 3,251 ft

Minimum elevation: 3,028 ft

Maximum elevation: 3,547 ft