Subbaetic System
| Subbaetic System | |
|---|---|
| Sistema Subbético | |
 Peña de la Cruz,the highest peak in the Sierra Arana | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Peña de la Cruz |
| Elevation | 2,027 m (6,650 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 510 km (320 mi) ENE/WSW |
| Width | 60 km (37 mi) NNW/SSE |
| Geography | |
  Subbaetic System Location in Spain | |
| Location | Andalusia/Murcia |
| Country | Spain |
| Range coordinates | 37°33′0″N3°22′0″W/ 37.55000°N 3.36667°W |
| Parent range | Baetic System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Cenozoic |
| Type of rock | Limestone |
TheSubbaeticorSub-Baetic System(Spanish:Sistema SubbéticoorCordillera Subbética[1]) is one of the three systems of mountain ranges of theBaetic Systemin the southernIberian Peninsula.Highest point 2,027 m (6,650 ft) highPeña de la CruzinSierra Arana.Its northern limit includes the valley of theGuadalquivirin its western part.
Description
[edit]The Subbaetic System runs to the north of theCordillera PenibéticafromCape TrafalgarinCádiz Provinceacross Andalusia reaching into theRegion of Murcia.[2]The highest peaks reach heights between 1,500m and well over 2,000 m.
Towards the east of theSierra Sur de Jaén,east ofMartos,another subsystem begins, thePrebaetic System,an offshoot of the Subbaetic System stretching further northeastwards.[3]The materials that compose this eastern sector were formed in a relatively shallow sea.[4]
Main mountain ranges
[edit]Some of the mountain ranges that make up the Subbaetic System are, from west to east:
- Sierra del Aljibe,includes the Alcornocales Natural Park
- Sierra de Grazalema
- Sierra Sur de Sevilla,highest pointsTerril(1,132 m) and Peñón de Algámitas (1,128 m)
- Subbaetic Ranges of Córdoba
- Sierra de Rute,highest point 1,326 m
- Sierra de la Horconera,highest point Pico Tiñosa (1,570 m), highest point inCórdoba Province,and Pico Bermejo (1,476 m)
- Sierra de los Pollos,close toCarcabueyandPriego de Córdoba
- Sierra de Gaena
- Sierra de Jarcas
- Sierra de los Lanchares,includes interesting formations, like the Lapiaz de los Lanchares
- Sierra del Lobatejo,highest point 1,217 m
- Sierra Alcaide
- Picacho de la Sierra de Cabra,highest point 1,217 m, includes theErmita de la Virgen de la Sierra
- Sierra de Gibalbín
- Sierra Elvira
- Sierra de Parapanda
- Sierra de Loja
- Sierra Harana
- Sierra de Cogollos
- Sierra de Huétor
- Sierra de la Alfaguara
- Sierra Sur de Jaén,overlapping with theSistema Prebético.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Embalse del Taibilla
- ^Edited by W Gibbons & T Moreno,Geology of Spain,2002,ISBN978-1-86239-110-9
- ^Las montañas que surgieron del mar: la Sierra Sur de Jaén
- ^Morfología kárstica del sector oriental del Prebético andaluz
External links
[edit]- Morfología karstica del sector central de la Cordillera Subbética
- Granada Natural - Las Zonas Externas
- Relleno sedimentario y destrucción de una pequeña cuenca fluvio-lacustre en la Sierra Sur de Jaén (Cordilleras Béticas)
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