Karakate

Karakate, also known as Muneta or Kortazar, is a mountain located in the northeast of Gipuzkoa in Basque Country, Spain. It belongs to the Irukurutzeta Range of the wider Basque Mountains. The mountain has an maximum height of 749 meters.^[1]

Karakate
Mount Karakate
Highest point
Elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Prominence	17 m (56 ft)
Coordinates	43°11′33″N 02°24′53″W
Geography
Karakate Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain Show map of the Basque Country Karakate Karakate (Spain) Show map of Spain
Parent range	Irukurutzeta Range

Archaeological site

In 2016, archaeologist Antxoka Martínez Velasco found vestiges of a Roman military camp at the summit of Karate. It is a small camp with defensive slope and mount.^[2]

Galleries

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  View of Karakate from Eibar
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  Karakate mountain from the town of Elgoibar

References

1. Karakate, Huellas de historia y naturaleza [Karakate, Traces of history and nature] (in Spanish). Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. Cristóbal, Aníbal Clemente. "Campamentos romanos en el País Vasco y Navarra" [Roman camps in the Basque Country and Navarra]. Historia y Arqueologia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.