Gorbea or Gorbeia is a mountain and massif, the highest in Biscay and Alava (Basque Country, Spain), with a height of 1,481 m AMSL. The massif covers a wide area between the two provinces. The main mountain is a round grass-covered summit where a 20-metre-tall metallic cross has been constructed to reach the altitude of 1,500 m. Other important mountains of the massif are the Berretín (1,227 m), Lekanda (1,301 m) and Aldamin (1,376 m) limestone peaks.
Part of the massif is delimited North by the high karstic plateau of Itxina, an intrincate landscape of limestone full of shafts and caves such as Supelegor. The Atxular's Eye cave is the only walking access to the plateau. The South is delimited by the Berretín mountain and the lush forests of Zuia
The entire massif has been enclosed in a natural park of 200 km² created by the Basque Government in 1994 to preserve the local flora of beech and oak and fauna of wild boar and deer. The main access points for the mountain are Murgia from Alava and Areatza from Biscay.
There's a trail leading to the summit. Gorbeia is one of the 39 peaks along the multi-day GR 12 Euskal Herriko ibilaldia/Sendero de Euskal Herria.
The nearest mountain hut is Egiriñao located 1 263m/4 144ft NNW of the summit.
By elevation Gorbeia is
# 1 out of 1128 in Álava # 1 out of 1258 in Biscay # 9 out of 3254 in Basque Country # 1 out of 126 in Gorbeiako parke naturala/Parque Natural del Gorbea
By prominence Gorbeia is
# 55 out of 81984 in Spain # 1 out of 1128 in Álava # 1 out of 1258 in Biscay # 2 out of 3254 in Basque Country # 1 out of 126 in Gorbeiako parke naturala/Parque Natural del Gorbea # 12 out of 14515 in the Cordillera Cantabrica
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