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 Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. 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 Cogollos is a mountain range of the Baetic System in Granada Province, Andalusia, Spain. The range is located to the northeast of Granada city. Its highest point is the 1,889 m high Peñón del Majalijar peak. Geography The Sier ...

, the Sierra de la Yedra and the Sierra de Alfacar y Víznar. Municipalities located in the Sierra Arana include Deifontes,

Iznalloz Iznalloz is a small town about 35 km north of Granada, Spain. The town is the main center of a region known as Los Montes Orientales, which comprises about 17 towns and villages spread over the north of the province of Granada. Encompassed w ...

, Cogollos Vega, Huétor Santillán,

Diezma Diezma is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies between the Sierra de Huétor Natural Park and the new reservoir of Francisco Abellán. History Some think the name of this municipality came from the Roman era and oth ...

, Darro, La Peza,

Píñar Píñar is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. It is located at 46 km from Granada, and 11 km from Iznalloz, capital of the Comarca of Los Montes. It is home to the ruins of a large castle (likely founded by the Ro ...

, Morelábor, and

Huélago Huélago is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2018 census ( INE), the city has a population of 388 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Granada Province of Granada, Granada is a provinces ...

. The area of the range is bounded in the north by the Comarca of

Los Montes Los Montes is a Spanish ''Comarcas of Spain, comarca'' located in the northern part of the province of Granada, community of Andalusia, Spain. This territory limits with the Granada's counties of Baza in the northwest, Guadix in the east and sout ...

and its southern end is included in the area of the

Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park The Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park () is a natural park (Spain), natural park in Andalusia, Spain. It is located near Granada city and was established in 1989. Topography The area of the park includes mountain ranges of moderate ...

.Relieve - Sierra de Huétor
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References

External links

Granada Natural - Las Zonas Externas
{{Authority control Arana Baetic System Two-thousanders of Spain