Sierra de las Nieves

Sierra de las Nieves
Torrecilla Peak in the Sierra de las Nieves
Highest point
Peak	Torrecilla
Elevation	1,919 m (6,296 ft)
Coordinates	36°41′0″N 05°0′0″W / 36.68333°N 5.00000°W / 36.68333; -5.00000
Geography
Sierra de las Nieves Location in Spain
Location	Málaga Province, Andalusia
Country	Spain
Parent range	Penibaetic System
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Type of rock	Limestone

Sierra de las Nieves is a mountain range of the Penibaetic System in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain with its highest point being La Torrecilla (1,919 m)

Sierra de las Nieves is also the name of an administrative area, the comarca. The Sierra de las Nieves is named after the snow that sometimes covers its heights in the winter and that used to be gathered in ice pits for local use.