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
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. Highest point high Peña de la Cruz
Peña, meaning "rocky outcrop" or "rocky summit" in the Spanish language (Aragonese: ''Penya'', Catalan: ''Penya''), may refer to:
Mountains
*Peña Montañesa, a mountain in the Pre-Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain
*Peña de los Enamorados, a mountain nea ...
in Sierra Arana. Its northern limit includes the valley of the Guadalquivir
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in its western part.
Description
The Subbaetic System runs to the north of the Cordillera Penibética fromCape Trafalgar
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in Cádiz Province across Andalusia reaching into the Region of Murcia
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. The highest peaks reach heights between 1,500m and well over 2,000 m.
Towards the east of the Sierra Sur de Jaén
The Sierra Sur de Jaén (Southern Range of Jaén) is a mountain range that is part of the central belt of the Baetic System, Andalusia, Spain. Its name derives from its location in the southwestern part of Jaén Province. The highest summit in ...
, east of Martos, another subsystem begins, the Prebaetic System, an offshoot of the Subbaetic System stretching further northeastwards. The materials that compose this eastern sector were formed in a relatively shallow sea./ref>
Main mountain ranges
Some of the mountain ranges that make up the Subbaetic System are, from west to east: * Sierra del Aljibe, includes the Alcornocales Natural Park *Sierra de Grazalema
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*Sierra Sur de Sevilla
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" or " mountain chain" 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 Ni ...
, highest points Terril (1,132 m) and Peñón de Algámitas (1,128 m)
* Subbaetic Ranges of Córdoba
**Sierra de Rute
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" or " mountain chain" 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 Ni ...
, highest point 1,326 m
**Sierra de la Horconera
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" or " mountain chain" 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 Ni ...
, highest point Pico Tiñosa (1,570 m), highest point in Córdoba Province, and Pico Bermejo (1,476 m)
**Sierra de los Pollos
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" or " mountain chain" 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 Ni ...
, close to Carcabuey
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and Priego de Córdoba
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** Sierra de Gaena
** Sierra de Jarcas
** Sierra de los Lanchares, includes interesting formations, like the Lapiaz de los Lanchares
** Sierra del Lobatejo, highest point 1,217 m
** Sierra Alcaide
** Picacho de la Sierra de Cabra, highest point 1,217 m, includes the ''Ermita de la Virgen de la Sierra''
* Sierra de Gibalbín
* Sierra Elvira
* Sierra de Parapanda
* Sierra de Loja
* Sierra Harana
* Sierra de Cogollos
* Sierra de Huétor
* Sierra de la Alfaguara
* Sierra Sur de Jaén
The Sierra Sur de Jaén (Southern Range of Jaén) is a mountain range that is part of the central belt of the Baetic System, Andalusia, Spain. Its name derives from its location in the southwestern part of Jaén Province. The highest summit in ...
, overlapping with the Sistema Prebético
The Prebaetic System ( or ''Sistema Prebético'', also often referred to simply as ''Prebético'') is a system of mountain ranges that forms the northeasternmost prolongation of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula.
Geography
Alt ...
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See also
* Prebaetic System *Baetic Cordillera
The Baetic System or Betic System () 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 Baetic Mountains. The n ...
References
External links
Morfología karstica del sector central de la Cordillera Subbética
{{Physical geography topics Baetic System Physiographic provinces Environment of the Mediterranean Mountain ranges of Andalusia Mountain ranges of the Region of Murcia