System of mountain ranges in the southern Iberian Peninsula
Schematic representation of the Baetic System of mountain ranges Upper Valdeinfierno river basin in Sierra Nevada Sierra de Enmedio near Puerto Lumbreras , at the eastern end of the systemMap of the Baetic System within Andalusia The Penibaetic System (Spanish : Sistema Penibético or Cordillera Penibética [ 1] Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula . It includes the highest point in the peninsula, 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada .[ 2]
Geography
The Penibaetic System runs along the south coast of Andalusia , from the province of Cádiz , across the province of Granada , into the Region of Murcia until reaching the Campo de Cartagena . Along its northern side, across the intermontane basins known as the Hoya de Baza and the Hoya de Guadix , runs the Subbaetic System .
The Intrabaetic Basin (Spanish : Surco Intrabético ), a discontinuous series of valleys, separates the Cordillera Penibética from the Cordillera Subbética in the north.[ 3]
Mountain ranges
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] 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:
Sierra Carbonera Sierra de Enmedio (Cádiz) Sierra de Grazalema Sierra de las Nieves Sierra Bermeja Rock of Gibraltar Sierra de Alcaparaín Cordillera Antequerana
Peña de los Enamorados Sierra de Utrera Sierra de Cártama Montes de Málaga
Sierra Crestellina Sierra Blanca Sierra Alpujata , Cerro Castillejos , 1,074 mSierra de Mijas Sierra de Enmedio (Málaga)
Sierra de Alhama Sierra de Tejeda , La Maroma , 2,066 mSierra de Almijara Sierra Nevada , Mulhacén , 3,480 mSierra de la Alfaguara Sierra de Lújar Sierra de la Contraviesa Sierra de Gádor , Morrón de la Lagunilla , 2,249 mSierra de Baza Cerro Jabalcón Sierra de los Filabres , Calar Alto , 2,168 mSierra de las Estancias Sierra de Alhamilla , Pico Colativí , 1,387 mSierra Espuña Sierra de Enmedio (Puerto Lumbreras)
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