Penibaetic System

The Penibaetic System (Spanish: Sistema Penibético or Cordillera Penibética[1]) 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, 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada.[2]

Penibaetic System
Sistema Penibético
The Veleta summit seen from the Mulhacén
Highest point
PeakMulhacén
Elevation3,479 m (11,414 ft)
Dimensions
Length505 km (314 mi) ENE/WSW
Width63 km (39 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
CountrySpain
Range coordinates37°5′0″N 3°4′0″W
Parent rangeBaetic System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockCenozoic
Type of rockLimestone
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 system
Map of the Baetic System within Andalusia

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] 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:

See also

References
  1. "Embalse del Taibilla". Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (in Spanish). Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico - Gobierno de España. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Introduction to the Birds of Spain". Spanish Nature. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. Manuel de Terán et al. Geografía General de España, Editorial Ariel ISBN 84-344-3444-X
  4. Axarquia, Medio Natural Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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