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 Tropical) ...

, southern

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") , ...

. 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 rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant r ...

range, part of the larger

Subbaetic System The Subbaetic or Sub-Baetic System ( es, Sistema Subbético 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 Ara ...

. 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 Sierr ...

, the

Sierra de la Yedra 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 ...

and the

Sierra de Alfacar y Víznar 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 in ...

. Municipalities located in the Sierra Arana include

Deifontes Deifontes is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de E ...

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 Cogollos Vega is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain, located at the feet of the Sierra de Cogollos. As of 2010, it had a population of 2068 inhabitants. It is Located in the northern part of the province, about 14 km from the p ...

, Huétor Santillán,

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

, Darro,

La Peza La Peza is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyo ...

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 Orientales. It is home to the ruins of a large castle (likely founde ...

Morelábor Morelábor is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further B ...

, and

Huélago Huélago is a municipality located in 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, ...

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

Los Montes Los Montes is a Spanish region 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 south, Vega de Granada in t ...

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 ( es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Huétor y la Alfaguara) is a natural park in Andalusia, Spain. It is located near Granada city and was established in 1989. Topography The area of the park i ...

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

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