Sierra de Cogollos

The Sierra de Cogollos is a mountain range of the Baetic System in Granada Province, Andalusia, Spain.

Sierra de Cogollos
View of the Sierra de Cogollos with its highest point, the Majalijar
Highest point
PeakPeñón del Majalijar
Elevation1,889 m (6,198 ft)
Coordinates37°17′30″N 03°31′40″W 
Dimensions
Length9 km (5.6 mi) NE/SW
Width2.5 km (1.6 mi) SE/NW
Geography
Sierra de Cogollos
Location in Spain
LocationGranada Province, Andalusia
CountrySpain
Parent rangeSubbaetic System
Geology
Age of rockTriassic and Jurassic
Mountain typeLimestone
The impressive Peñón de la Mata

The range is located to the northeast of Granada city. Its highest point is the 1,889 m high Peñón del Majalijar peak.[1]

Geography

The Sierra de Cogollos extends between the Vega de Granada valley to the west and the Axarquía in the east. To the north the narrow Blanco River valley separates it from the Sierra Arana and to the south, another narrow valley, carved by the Bermejo River marks the limit with the lower Sierra de la Yedra range. The northeastern sector of the Sierra de Cogollos merges with Sierra Arana.

This mountain range includes the Peñón de la Mata, a limestone mountain topped by a massive rocky outcrop that is 1,669 metres (5,476 ft) in height and that towers above Cogollos Vega town. Peñón del Majalijar, the ranges's highest summit is located at the other end of the range.[2] The Sierra de Cogollos is mostly included within the municipal term of Cogollos Vega, with a little part within Huétor Santillán at its eastern end.[3]

Protected areas

The Sierra de Cogollos, along with the neighboring ranges of Sierra de la Alfaguara, Sierra de Huétor, Sierra de Diezma, Sierra de Beas, as well as the southern part of the Sierra de Arana,[4] is a protected area under the name Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park (Parque Natural de la Sierra de Huétor y la Alfaguara).[5]

Geology

Geologically the Sierra de Cogollos belongs to the Baetic System and is made up mainly of sedimentary rocks from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous.[5]

See also

References
  1. Majalijar
  2. Página descriptiva del Parque Natural de la Sierra de Huétor y la Alfaguara Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Forests walks and snowshoe trails in the Sierra de Huetor north of Granada". Sierra Nevada News. March 26, 2012. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. Relieve - Sierra de Huétor
  5. Francisco Valle, Consuelo Díaz de la Guardia. "Parque Natural de la Sierra de Huétor y la Alfaguara". Waste. Retrieved 2012-03-31.


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