Mullir in the snow

The Mullir is a mountain of modest height with two peaks in eastern Cantabria. I've circled it in this photo taken from the Pico Vizmaya earlier this year. To the right is the Mortillano.



I hadn't been up the Mullir for several years, but after recent snow at low altitude it was a good opportunity to see it and the nearby mountains from a different perspective
It was also an opportunity to give Monty his first experience of snow. Setting out from near the Fuente las Varas we got to the snowline at just 600 mts. In the next photo you can see Porracolina straight in front



From the north-west summit of the Mullir looking across to the slightly higher (845 mts) south-east peak



To the NE Santoña and Laredo



To get to the other summit I had to descend a little and then skirt round the rocks



The main summit soon came into view



Between the two summits is a depression called the Hoyo Llusa



Behind the Hoyo the Buciero and Laredo with the Alto de Candina to the right




The Mortillano on the left and La Colina behind Porracollina




Characteristic layers of rock in the mountains round here. It's fun finding the gaps in the rocks to make your way up to the top.



From the summit, Santander to the NW and the previous summit straight ahead



Down below the valley of Matienzo and in the distance the Picos de Europa



The two summits of the Mullir



I walked back following a lower layer



Mortillano and Porracolina again in different light



Interesting formations in the limestone