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Penibaetic System

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
Penibaetic System is located in Spain
Penibaetic System
Penibaetic System
CountrySpain
Range coordinates37°5′0″N 3°4′0″W / 37.08333°N 3.06667°W / 37.08333; -3.06667
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

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]

  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.

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