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Village · Guadalajara · 902 m

Oter

Oter is a small village in the Alto Tajo at about 900 metres, near Ocentejo and Valtablado del Río. From here the Dehesa stream opens the Hoz de Oter gorge towards the Tagus, featuring a narrow passage, El Barrancazo, where one can touch both cliff walls at once.

Barranco de la Hoz de Oter, Oter
Barranco de la Hoz de Oter Photo: El Observario

What to see

The Hoz de Oter gorge and its narrow defile, El Barrancazo.

Nearby

Ocentejo and Valtablado del Río, with its bridge over the Tagus.

Places in and around Oter

Canyon

Barranco de la Hoz de Oter and the El Barrancazo gorge

Oter

Routes linked to Oter

Route

GR-113, Camino Natural del Tajo, through the Alto Tajo

135 km · 35 h · Linear

Near Oter

Canyon · 4.9 km straight-line distance away

Hundido de Armallones: the rock collapse that dammed the Tagus

Armallones, Ocentejo
Route · 4.9 km straight-line distance away

Trail 1 · Geotrail 1: from Ocentejo to Hundido de Armallones

3 km · 1.5 h · Linear
Museum · ≈ 5 km straight-line distance away

Ocentejo information point

Ocentejo
Recreation area · ≈ 5 km straight-line distance away

Los Ceños recreation area (Ocentejo)

Ocentejo
Archaeological site · ≈ 5 km straight-line distance away

Castro de El Castillejo (Ocentejo): the hillfort seen in the days of Philip II

Ocentejo
Ethnography · 5.2 km straight-line distance away

Batán Mill (Ocentejo) and the bridge blown up by the French

Ocentejo
Geosite · 5.7 km straight-line distance away

Pico Alar: balcony over the Hundido de Armallones

Ocentejo
Route · 5.7 km straight-line distance away

Trail 2: Senda del Castillo of Valtablado del Río

8.9 km · 5 h · Circular

Population of Oter, 1842–1970

Oter reached a peak of 150 inhabitants in 1930 ; in 1970 it had 54, before merging into the municipality of Cifuentes. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Oter 1842: 103 inh.1930: 150 inh.1940: 138 inh.1950: 127 inh.1960: 128 inh.1970: 54 inh. 18421930194019501970 150 54
Between the 1930 census and the previous one, this municipality was created by separation from Carrascosa de Tajo. Between the 1981 census and the previous one, this municipality ceased to exist after incorporation into Cifuentes. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Oter month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 902 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)91114172227323125201310
Avg. min (°C)124610151818141053
Rainfall (mm)584985875445161544876354
Rainy days9712129833710108
Frost days1274100000015

Location

Location: Oter Carrascosa de TajoOcentejoValtablado del RíoCanredondoBarranco de la Hoz de Oter and the El Barrancazo gorgeHundido de Armallones: the rock collapse that dammed the TagusOcentejo information pointLos Ceños recreation area (Ocentejo)Castro de El Castillejo (Ocentejo): the hillfort seen in the days of Philip IIBatán Mill (Ocentejo) and the bridge blown up by the FrenchPico Alar: balcony over the Hundido de Armallones Carrascosa de TajoOcentejoValtablado del RíoCanredondo Reference
Atlas diagram. Oter: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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