Global Information Lookup Global Information

Penibaetic System information


Penibaetic System
Sistema Penibético
The Veleta summit seen from the Mulhacén
Highest point
PeakMulhacén
Elevation3,479 m (11,414 ft)
Dimensions
Length505 km (314 mi) ENE/WSW
Width63 km (39 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Penibaetic System is located in Spain
Penibaetic System
Penibaetic System
Andalusia / Murcia
CountrySpain
Range coordinates37°5′0″N 3°4′0″W / 37.08333°N 3.06667°W / 37.08333; -3.06667
Parent rangeBaetic System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockCenozoic
Type of rockLimestone
Schematic representation of the Baetic System of mountain ranges
Upper Valdeinfierno river basin in Sierra Nevada
Sierra de Enmedio near Puerto Lumbreras, at the eastern end of the system
Map of the Baetic System within Andalusia

The Penibaetic System (Spanish: Sistema Penibético or Cordillera Penibética[1]) is the southernmost of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. It includes the highest point in the peninsula, 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada.[2]

  1. ^ "Embalse del Taibilla". Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (in Spanish). Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico - Gobierno de España. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Introduction to the Birds of Spain". Spanish Nature. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

and 17 Related for: Penibaetic System information

Request time (Page generated in 0.791 seconds.)

Penibaetic System

Last Update:

The Penibaetic System (Spanish: Sistema Penibético or Cordillera Penibética) is the southernmost of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic...

Word Count : 431

Baetic System

Last Update:

depressions separating the Penibaetic from the Subbaetic System The Subbaetic System occupies a central position within the Baetic System. Highest point 2,027 m...

Word Count : 757

Topography of Spain

Last Update:

Morena and the south of the Iberian system; and the Prebaetic System, located to the east of the Penibaetic system. Some of the Baetic mountain chains...

Word Count : 7461

Rock of Gibraltar

Last Update:

living apartments and Moorish bath. A unique feature of the Rock is its system of underground passages, known as the Galleries or the Great Siege Tunnels...

Word Count : 2127

Iberian Peninsula

Last Update:

point, at 2,027 m (6,650 ft), is Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana. Penibaetic System, located in the far southeastern area stretching between Gibraltar...

Word Count : 14643

La Maroma

Last Update:

altitude of 2069 m, is the highest peak of the Sierra de Tejeda, Penibaetic System, Spain. The summit is located in the region of Axarquía on the border...

Word Count : 125

Gibralfaro

Last Update:

Mount Gibralfaro (Spanish: Monte Gibralfaro [ˈmonte xiβɾalˈfaɾo]) is a hill located in Málaga in southeast Spain. It is a 130 m high foothill of the Montes...

Word Count : 441

List of mountains in Spain

Last Update:

Sistema Central (Sierra de Guadarrama) 1833 351 Madrid Navachica Penibaetic System (Sierra de Almijara) 1831 597 Málaga Roque Nublo Canary Islands (Gran...

Word Count : 90

Costa del Sol

Last Update:

It occupies a narrow coastal strip delimited by some ranges of the Penibaetic System, including the Sierra de Mijas, Sierra Alpujata, Sierra Blanca, Sierra...

Word Count : 4307

Puerto del Suspiro del Moro

Last Update:

Puerto del Suspiro del Moro or Pass of the Moor's Sigh is a mountain pass in the Spanish Sierra Nevada. Muhammad XII, the last Moorish Sultan of Granada...

Word Count : 134

Sierra de las Nieves

Last Update:

Sierra de las Nieves is a mountain range of the Penibaetic System in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain with its highest point being La Torrecilla (1,919...

Word Count : 421

Calar Alto

Last Update:

Calar Alto is the highest peak (2168 m over sea level) in the Sierra de Los Filabres, a mountain subrange of the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia, Spain. It...

Word Count : 115

Prebaetic System

Last Update:

Penibaetic System, overlapping with both. Geologically the Prebaetic System shares similar characteristics to its parent system, the Subbaetic System...

Word Count : 381

Sierra Carbonera

Last Update:

36°12′19″N 5°21′35″W / 36.205254°N 5.359716°W / 36.205254; -5.359716 The Sierra Carbonera is a small range of mountains located in the Province of Cádiz...

Word Count : 275

Sierra de Baza

Last Update:

Spain Location Granada province, Andalusia Country Spain Parent range Penibaetic System Geology Mountain type Limestone Climbing Easiest route From Baza...

Word Count : 141

Sierra de Mijas

Last Update:

65667 Geography Sierra de Mijas Spain Location Andalusia Parent range Penibaetic System Geology Mountain type marble and limestone Climbing First ascent Unknown...

Word Count : 98

Pico del Caballo

Last Update:

Spain Country Spain Community Andalusia Province Granada Parent range Penibaetic System Geology Mountain type Mica-Schist Climbing First ascent Unknown Easiest...

Word Count : 400

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net