Baetic System
Baetic System | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mulhacén |
Elevation | 3,478.6 m (11,413 ft) |
Listing | |
Geography | |
Country | Spain and little bit in Alpine Orogeny |
The Baetic System or Betic System (
Geography
The Baetic System is made up of multiple mountain ranges that reach from western
The most well-known range of the Baetic System is the Sierra Nevada, where the Mulhacén, the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula is found. The
Geology
The Baetic System as a geological feature belongs to a larger
Geologically the
Ecology
The Baetic System is home to a number of
The Baetic System, together with the
Subdivision
The Baetic System is divided into the following sub-chains:
Penibaetic System
The Penibaetic System includes the highest point in the peninsula, the 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada; other ranges and features are:
- Serranía de Ronda
- Rock of Gibraltar
- Sierra de las Nieves
- Sierra Blanca
- Cordillera Antequerana
- Sierra de Tejeda
- Sierra de Almijara
- Sierra de Alhama
- Sierra Nevada
- Sierra de Lújar
- Sierra de la Contraviesa
- Sierra de Cogollos
- Sierra de Gádor
- Sierra de Baza
- Sierra de los Filabres
- Sierra de Alhamilla
- Sierra Espuña
- Sierra Cabrera
- Sierra de las Estancias
- The Surco Intrabético comprises a series of valleys and depressions separating the Penibaetic from the Subbaetic System
Subbaetic System
The Subbaetic System occupies a central position within the Baetic System. Highest point 2,027 m (6,650 ft) high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana.
- Sierra del Aljibe, includes the Alcornocales Natural Park
- Sierra de Grazalema
- Sierra de Gibalbín
- Sierras Subbéticas de Córdoba
- Sierra Elvira
- Sierra de Loja
- Sierra de Arana
- Sierra de Cogollos
- Sierra de la Alfaguara
- Sierra de Huétor
- Sierra Sur de Jaén overlapping with the Prebaetic System
Prebaetic System
The Prebaetic System is the northernmost feature of the whole Baetic System. Highest point 2,382 m high La Sagra.
- Sierra Mágina
- Sierra de la Sagra
- Sierra de Cazorla
- Sierra de Segura
- Sierra de Alcaraz
- Sierra de Castril
- Sierra de la Sagra
- Sierra del Taibilla
- Sierra de María, overlapping with the Penibaetic System
- Serra Mariola
- Montgó Massif
- Sierra de Bernia
- Penyal d'Ifac