Sierra de Alhama

Sierra de Alhama

View of the Sierra de Alhama
Highest point
Peak Pico de la Torca
Elevation 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Coordinates 36°57′0″N 04°07′0″W / 36.95000°N 4.11667°W / 36.95000; -4.11667Coordinates: 36°57′0″N 04°07′0″W / 36.95000°N 4.11667°W / 36.95000; -4.11667
Geography
Sierra de Alhama

Location in Spain

Location Málaga and Granada provinces, Andalusia
Country Spain
Parent range Penibaetic System
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Karstic

Sierra de Alhama is a mountain range of the Penibaetic System in Málaga and Granada provinces, Andalusia, Spain. Its highest point is the 1,500 m high Pico de la Torca. Other notable summits are Hoyo del Toro, 1,353 m, Cerro de Marchamonas, 1,272 m and Morrón de la Cuna 1,222 m. [1]

Geography

This karstic mountain range is part of the ranges in the interior area of Axarquia. It stretches between the Sierra del Jobo and the 1,040 m high Puerto de los Alazores mountain pass in the west and the Sierra de Tejeda in the east with the corridor of Periana between them. The Guadalhorce river has its sources in this range. The Sierra de Alhama also includes the Boquete de Zafarraya an important pass at 992 m in the mountainous region of Axarquía.[2]

The area of the Sierra de Alhama is a protected area as the Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Axarquia, Medio Natural
  2. ↑ Yus Ramos, R. et al, Por la Dorsal Bética. Centro de Desarrollo Rural (CEDER) de la Axarquía, Málaga 2007. ISBN 978-84-690-6437-5
  3. ↑ Parque Natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama

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