[Could someone with geological knowledge please explain the overall structure of the mountains, how they were elevated, why these rocks persist (rather than eroded) and how the notch formed (without reference to legends) please?

At one moment in the battle the Moorish leader was flung to the ground and Roland lifted his sword, Durandarte, in order to deal his enemy a final blow.

This rock is still visible as Benidorm Island and the gash that Roland made in the peak of the mountain still bears his name.

However, Professor B. Granier, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (Brest, France), who did field work for his PhD thesis (1987)[3] in this area, demonstrated that the rocks at the core of the Puig Campana are Late Jurassic in age whereas the limestones cropping out in the Islote de Benidorm at Early Cretaceous (Albian) in age.

Maps are available at the tourism office in downtown Finestrat, and there is also a small module at the trailhead at Font del Molí with some information.

In addition, the local landscape consists of steep slopes with much loose rock and tall scrub brush and trees, and as a result it is easy to get disoriented.

The most direct line of ascent is arguably from Finestrat, starting at Font del Molí, heading towards the mountain's south face.