![]() It has a highly developed tourism infrastructure, coupled with provisions for various mountain sports. The range is crossed by numerous roads and railway routes. The mountain range's proximity to Madrid means it can get crowded with visitors. The area is also rich in birdlife, including birds of prey such as the Spanish imperial eagle and the Eurasian black vulture. The mountains abound with a variety of wildlife such as Iberian ibex, roe deer, fallow deer, wild boar, badger, various types of weasel, European wild cat, fox and hare. while the pastures around the summits are fringed by juniper and Spanish broom shrubs. The flora of the Sierra de Guadarrama are characterized in the higher elevation Atlantic vegetation region with Juniper groves, montane grasslands, Spanish broom thickets, pine forests, and Pyrenean Oaks forests and in the lower elevation Mediterranean vegetation region by Holm oak forests. Its highest peak is Peñalara, 2,428 metres (7,966 ft) in elevation. ![]() The range measures approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) in length. The range runs southwest–northeast, extending from the province of Ávila in the southwest, through the Community of Madrid, to the province of Segovia in the northeast. It is located between the systems Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, and Sierra de Ayllón in the province of Guadalajara. The Sierra de Guadarrama (Guadarrama Mountains) is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges along the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. View the Signal Hill Management Plan (PDF). Parking between the roadway island intersection and the property is an additional option. A break in the stonewalls provides access to the parking and trailhead kiosk. Follow Hardy Hill Road to Stevens Road, to the intersection of Stevens Road and Alden Road (Class 6 – unmaintained roadway), where a small parking lot is located at the foot of the lower field. The conservation property is located approximately 2.5 miles from the Packard Hill Covered Bridge. The fields are mowed on a rotating annual basis to maximize habitat potential. The property is also home to deer, bears, red-tailed hawks, chipmunks, squirrels, foxes, woodcock, and songbirds. Plants include Bird’s eye speedwell, blue-eyed grasses, blackberry and blueberry bushes, goldenrod, Canada mayflowers, clintonia, wild strawberries, purple violets, and wild sarsaparilla. The summit meadow offers views of Croydon Mountain, Mount Ascutney, Blueberry Hill, Shaker Mountain, Mount Okemo, Mount Killington, and other peaks along the spine of the Green Mountains.Ī large amount of edge and field habitat supports a variety of plant and animal life. A second option is to meander up through the forest along the Hudson Parkway trail, with a trailhead located on Alden Road. Hikers can access the summit field by a trail that ascends directly up the middle of the lower fields along Stevens Road. The property was purchased in 2002 with funding from the Lebanon Open Space Trust fund and is permanently protected via a conservation easement held by the Upper Valley Land Trust. It was additionally used for farming, with several remnant stone walls still scattered throughout the property. ![]() Small-scale commercial mining of kyanite and copper occurred on this property, with a remnant small open-pit copper mine located uphill from the two small ponds abutting the property. ![]() The signal post positioned on the South Summit was part of an extensive and intricate network that relayed warnings using semaphore arms during the day and fire at night. Signal Hill is a part of the old chain of signal hills and mountains that date back to the Revolutionary War days when signal fires were lit atop the hills to indicate that the Redcoats were coming. Signal Hill comprises 220 acres with 1.5 miles of trail. ![]()
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