Protected natural areas

ZEC Montes Altos de Vitoria

ZEC Montes Altos de Vitoria has 31 km² of forest, mostly beech (43.5% of the tree cover), between 569 and 965 m above sea level. All of it lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Deadly fibrecap.

Elevation

728 m

569–965 m

Wooded ground

31 km²

Beech · 43.5%

Climate

Sub-humid

100% of the area

What comes up here

Ordered by the area's mean index on the last day computed. The mean says whether the drive is worth it; the peak says whether some corner of it is.

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as of 15 October 2026

The bar is the area's mean index; the tick is the highest it reaches in any corner of it.

  • Deadly fibrecapInocybe erubescensDeadlyWeak
    mean 5.6 · peak 13.3
  • Death capAmanita phalloidesDeadlyVery weak
    mean 4.9 · peak 11.4
  • Summer cepBoletus reticulatusVery weak
    mean 4.9 · peak 11.4
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Forest

31 km² of forest

  • BeechFagus sylvatica43.5% · 95% canopy
  • Portuguese oakQuercus faginea29.9% · 76% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris8.7% · 91% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur5.8% · 100% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica3.3% · 89% canopy
  • Common juniperJuniperus communis3% · 28% canopy
  • Black pinePinus nigra1.9% · 91% canopy
  • Other broadleavesOtras frondosas0.8% · 91% canopy
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