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Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu)
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The Naranjo de Bulnes, or Picu Urriellu, is a Paleozoic limestone peak in the Urrieles massif, in the Picos de Europa, in the Asturian municipality of Cabrales and inside the national park. It reaches 2,519 metres and, although it is not the highest in the Cantabrian Mountains, it is one of its best-known peaks and one of the emblematic summits of Spain.
It stands out in climbing for the vertical wall of more than 500 metres on its west face. The first ascent was on 5 August 1904, by the north face, by Pedro Pidal and Gregorio Pérez 'El Cainejo'.
The Urriellu refuge is at 1,960 metres. The usual approach is to leave the car at Sotres and follow a track and path to the Vega de Urriellu.
Source of the information: Naranjo de Bulnes (Wikipedia)
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