The Sierra Arana or Sierra de Arana, also known as Sierra Harana, is a mountain range in the center of the
province of Granada
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropi ...
, southern
Spain
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. Its highest peak is the Peña de la Cruz, at .
Description
The Sierra Arana is a mostly
karstic
Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some eviden ...
range, part of the larger
Subbaetic System
The Subbaetic or Sub-Baetic System ( or ''Cordillera Subbética'') is one of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. Highest point high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana. Its northern limit i ...
.
According to some geographers it includes other ranges such as the
Sierra de Cogollos, the
Sierra de la Yedra and the
Sierra de Alfacar y Víznar.
Municipalities located in the Sierra Arana include
Deifontes,
Iznalloz,
Cogollos Vega,
Huétor Santillán,
Diezma,
Darro,
La Peza,
Píñar,
Morelábor, and
Huélago. The area of the range is bounded in the north by the Comarca of
Los Montes and its southern end is included in the area of the
Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park.
Relieve - Sierra de Huétor
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See also
*Subbaetic System
The Subbaetic or Sub-Baetic System ( or ''Cordillera Subbética'') is one of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. Highest point high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana. Its northern limit i ...
* Baetic System
References
External links
Granada Natural - Las Zonas Externas
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Arana
Baetic System
Two-thousanders of Spain