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| Penibaetic System | |
|---|---|
| Sistema Penibético | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mulhacén |
| Elevation | 3,479 m (11,414 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 505 km (314 mi) ENE/WSW |
| Width | 63 km (39 mi) NNW/SSE |
| Geography | |
| Country | Spain |
| Range coordinates | 37°5′0″N 3°4′0″W / 37.08333°N 3.06667°W |
| Parent range | Baetic System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age | Cenozoic |
| Rock type | Limestone |
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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Introduction to the Birds of Spain". Spanish Nature. Retrieved 16 May 2020.