Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest
mountain
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range in
Almería Province
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...
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Andalusia
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Spain
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, measuring in length.
Its highest point, the Calar Alto is also the highest peak in the province of Almería and hosts an important
astronomical observatory
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Geography
The Sierra de Los Filabres belongs to 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 ...
and forms the southern limit of the
Almanzora Valley. Besides its highest point, the 2,168 m high
Calar Alto
Calar Alto is the highest peak (2168 m over sea level) in the Sierra de Los Filabres, a mountain chain in Andalusia, Spain. It is also the highest peak in the said mountain range.
It hosts the Calar Alto astronomical observatory, which benefits ...
, other important peaks are the
Tetica de Bacares or "La Tetica" (2,086 m), a
breast-shaped hill, and the
Calar Gallinero (2,049 m).
The Sierra de Los Filabres is an eastern prolongation of the
Sierra de Baza
Sierra de Baza is a mountain range near the city of Baza in the Granada province in Spain. It is named after the town of Baza and its highest point is the 2,269 m high Calar de Santa Bárbara.
It is located between the Sierra Nevada and the Si ...
mountain range in the same system. There are picturesque towns in this range, like
Olula de Castro
Olula de Castro is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
It is located in the Sierra de Los Filabres
Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest mountain range in Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain, ...
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Chercos
Chercos is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. The original village (Chercos Viejo) lies about three kilometres south of modern-day Chercos (Chercos Nuevo), clinging to the side of the Sierra de l ...
Viejo and
Sierro, to name but a few.
The easiest route to reach the range starts from
Gérgal
Gérgal is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
The town is located at the foot of the southern side of the Sierra de Los Filabres
Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest mountain range in Almer ...
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Instituto Geográfico Nacional
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 ...
*Calar Alto Observatory
The Calar Alto Observatory (Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía or "Spanish Astronomical Centre in Andalusia") is an astronomical observatory located in Almería province in Spain on Calar Alto, a mountain in the Sierra de Los Filabres ra ...
*Sierras de las Estancias y los Filabres
Sierras de las Estancias y los Filabres is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the autonomous region of Andalusia. ''Vino de la Tierra'' is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on ...
DO
References
External links
Parque Natural de la Sierra de los Filabres y comarca del Alto AlmanzoraTrekking World - Sierra de Los Filabres
Filabres
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Geography of the Province of Almería
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