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Sierra Nevada (Spanish: [ˈsjera neˈβaða]; meaning "snow-covered mountain range") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain: [ note 1 ] Mulhacén , at 3,479 metres (11,414 ft) above sea level .
The Sierra Nevada National Park stretches from the Alpujarra to El Marquesado and the Lecrin Valley, covering a total area of 85,883 hectares, [1] There are more than 20 peaks over 3,000 meters, with the highest being Mulhacén (3479 m), [2] Veleta (3396 m) [3] and Alcazaba (3371 m).
The main mountain ranges that make up the Penibaetic complex are, from west to east, the Serranía de Ronda, the Sierra de Grazalema, the Sierra de Tejeda, Sierra de Almijara, [4] the Sierra Nevada, the Sierra de la Contraviesa, the Sierra de Gádor, the Sierra de Baza, and the Sierra de los Filabres. The following list includes lesser ranges:
The best-known range of the Baetic System is the Sierra Nevada, which contains the Mulhacén, the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. The Rock of Gibraltar is also considered part of the Baetic System, [ 2 ] but not the Cabo de Gata area further east which includes rocks of volcanic origin.
Cordillera Penibética (Sierra Nevada) 3,371 11,060 176 577 Granada: Monte Perdido: Pyrenees (Macizo del Monte Perdido) 3,355 11,007 999 3,278 Huesca: Pico Maldito:
The Sierra Nevada runs west-to-east for about 80 km. It includes the highest mountain in mainland Spain: the Mulhacén at 3,479 metres (11,414 ft). The term sierra nevada implies the existence of a snow field, an accumulation of permanent snow and ice. However, in the Alpujarras most of the snow melts in the spring and summer, allowing the ...
Granada shares the Sierra Nevada National Park (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range) with Almería province. Another important range is the Sierra de Baza . The northern part of the province, comprising the districts of Baza and Huescar is known as the Granada Altiplano .
Mulhacén (), with an elevation of 3,479 metres (11,414 ft), is the highest mountain in peninsular Spain and in all of the Iberian Peninsula.It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Penibaetic System.