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Lekanda

Page Type: Mountain/Rock

Location: Vizcaya, Spain, Europe

Lat/Lon: 43.06864°N / 2.79602°W

Activities: Hiking, Mountaineering

Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Elevation: 4272 ft / 1302 m

Page By: RicardoEchanove1

Created/Edited: Oct 9, 2008 / Oct 25, 2008

Object ID: 451386

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Overview

When you do the route to Gorbea from Pagomakurre when you pass by the Arraba camps you can see a rocky mountain. That mountain is Lekanda.

Lekanda from Arraba camps

Arraba camps and Lekanda from "Paso de Aldape"

From Atxajausita's summit

Itxina

Itxina is a Submassif of Gorbea massif. Its a Protected Biotope from 1995.

General view of Itxina

Itxina's highest summit is Lekanda but has also got other summits like:

-Axkorrigan (1095m)

-Itxinerdikoatxa (1137m)

-Gorosteta (1261m)

-Altipitatx (1172m)

-Betondegi(1050m)

-Arteta (1173m)

-Kutxak (1202m)

-Atxajausita 1158m)

-Igalirrintza (1296m)

-Abarakoaskan (1066m)

Igalirrintza

Arteta and Kutxak

Gorosteta

Red Tape

No permits requiered. Don't forget that Lekanda is in Itxina's Protected Biotope.

Camping

Not allowed in Itxina

Weather

Its not a mountain with very bad weather, but some days in winter can snow and make difficult the final part. Atention to the wind (no so much like Gorbea, the summit more windy of the Basque Country) but can be strong
In summer so much hot

AEMET Weather in Areatza (The village more close to Lekanda)

Access to the summit

From Pagomakurre: 1h10min
From Urigoiti (Orozko)3h30min
From Zeanuri: 3h

You can see how to go to those places in Gorbea's page

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