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Village · Guadalajara · 1,259 m

Aragoncillo

Aragoncillo is a village in the Señorío de Molina at about 1,260 metres, near Selas and Torremocha del Pinar. In its area lies a 300-million-year-old fossil conifer forest, one of the treasures of the Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark, buried by volcanic ash and turned to stone.

Bosque Fosil, Aragoncillo
Bosque Fosil Photo: El Observario

Rivers and basins

The thread of water from Aragoncillo

Follow these watercourses towards their confluences, villages, and basin history.

Traces in the village and its surroundings

Which eras you can read here

A single place can preserve traces from different eras. These layers connect what you see with the stories in the atlas.

What to see

The fossil forest: Paleozoic conifer trunks turned to stone following a volcanic eruption. Check visiting guidance before going, as it is situated between Aragoncillo and Rillo de Gallo.

Also the watchtower and rock shelter of El Turmielo.

Nearby

The wet meadows microreserve of Torremocha del Pinar and the rock engravings of Peña Escrita in Canales de Molina.

More to see

In the municipality: the Celtiberian settlement of El Palomar and its necropolis.

Places in and around Aragoncillo

Geosite

Fossil forest of Rillo de Gallo: a 300-million-year-old Pompeii

Aragoncillo
Archaeological site

El Palomar and Cerrada de los Santos (Aragoncillo): Celtiberian settlement and cemetery

Aragoncillo
Archaeological site

El Turmielo (Aragoncillo): watchtower and shelter of early Molina history

Aragoncillo

Near Aragoncillo

Heritage · 5 km straight-line distance away

Church of the Virgen de la Minerva (Selas) and its altarpiece

Selas
Archaeological site · 5.8 km straight-line distance away

Peña Escrita (Canales de Molina): rock engravings with human figures

Canales de Molina
Heritage · 7.5 km straight-line distance away

Hermitage of the Virgen de Montesinos (Cobeta)

Cobeta
Protected area · 7.8 km straight-line distance away

Wet Meadows Micro-Reserve (Torremocha del Pinar)

Torremocha del Pinar
Geosite · 7.9 km straight-line distance away

Pardos mines: Mina Estrella and its copper minerals

Pardos
Castle · 8.5 km straight-line distance away

Castle of the Mala Sombra (Establés): history and legend

Establés
Archaeological site · 8.6 km straight-line distance away

Celtiberian hillfort of El Ceremeño (Herrería)

Herreria
Museum · ≈ 8.8 km straight-line distance away

El Ceremeño Museum (Herrería)

Herreria

Climate in Aragoncillo month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,259 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)791115192430292218119
Avg. min (°C)-1-013712151511731
Rainfall (mm)463872735248191738615243
Rainy days771212984479107
Frost days2215114100001714

Location

Location: Aragoncillo Torremocha del PinarSelasCanales de MolinaAnquela del DucadoFossil forest of Rillo de Gallo: a 300-million-year-old PompeiiEl Palomar and Cerrada de los Santos (Aragoncillo): Celtiberian settlement and cemeteryEl Turmielo (Aragoncillo): watchtower and shelter of early Molina historyChurch of the Virgen de la Minerva (Selas) and its altarpiecePeña Escrita (Canales de Molina): rock engravings with human figuresHermitage of the Virgen de Montesinos (Cobeta)Pardos mines: Mina Estrella and its copper minerals Torremocha del PinarSelasCanales de MolinaAnquela del Ducado Reference
Atlas diagram. Aragoncillo: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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Reference villages: Torremocha del Pinar · Selas · Canales de Molina · Anquela del Ducado.

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