Sierra de Alhama is a
mountain
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range of the
Penibaetic System
The Penibaetic System ( es, Sistema Penibético or ''Cordillera Penibética'') 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 ...
in
Málaga and
Granada provinces,
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. Its highest point is the 1,500 m high
Pico de la Torca. Other notable summits are
Hoyo del Toro, 1,353 m,
Cerro de Marchamonas, 1,272 m and
Morrón de la Cuna 1,222 m.
Geography
This
karstic
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mountain range is part of the ranges in the interior area of
Axarquia. It stretches between the
Sierra del Jobo and the 1,040 m high
Puerto de los Alazores mountain pass in the west and the
Sierra de Tejeda
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following:
Places Mountains and mountain ranges
* Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
in the east with the corridor of
Periana
Periana is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of La Axarquía. The municipality is situated approximately 23 kilometres from Vélez and 48 ...
between them. The
Guadalhorce river
The Guadalhorce (from Arabic وَادِي (''wādī''), "river" + Latin ''forfex'', "scissors") is the principal river of the Province of Málaga in southern Spain.
Its source is in the Sierra de Alhama in the Province of Granada, from which ...
has its sources in this range. The Sierra de Alhama also includes the
Boquete de Zafarraya an important pass at 992 m in the mountainous region of Axarquía.
Yus Ramos, R. et al, ''Por la Dorsal Bética.'' Centro de Desarrollo Rural (CEDER) de la Axarquía, Málaga 2007.
See also
*Baetic System
The Baetic System or Betic System ( es, Sistema Bético) is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. Located in the southern and eastern Iberian Peninsula, it is also known as the Cordilleras Béticas (Baetic Mountain Ranges) or Baet ...
*Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every geological period from the Ediacaran to t ...
References
External links
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Hiking in Sierra de Alhama
Alhama
Alhama
Province of Granada
Geography of the Province of Málaga
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