The Mallos were formed when eroded material washed down from the slopes of the Pyrenees and became cemented together by limestone.

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Riglos is a municipality located in the Hoya de Huesca comarca, province of Huesca, in Aragon, Spain. The Mallos were formed when eroded material washed down from the slopes of the Pyrenees and became cemented together by limestone. Over time, this mixture became compacted into a large mass of conglomerate rock. Eventually, erosion wore away the softer, more porous parts of the conglomerate. The more resistant rock remained, and became the formations known as the Mallos de Riglos. Rising to some 300 metres (980 ft) high (c. 1000 metres or 3,300 ft (1,000 m) above sea level),

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Location: Riglos, Hoya de Huesca comarca, province of Huesca, in Aragon, Spain
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