Calar Alto
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View of the Calar Alto Observatory
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 Calar Alto
Location in Spain
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| Location | Almería Province, Spain |
| Parent range | Sierra de Los Filabres |
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| Mountain type | Schist |
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| Easiest route | From Gérgal |
Calar Alto is the highest peak (2168 m over sea level) in the Sierra de Los Filabres, a mountain chain in Andalusia, Spain. It is also the highest peak in the said mountain range.
It hosts the Calar Alto astronomical observatory, which benefits from two aspects of the climate in the region: the dry atmosphere reduces the restrictions that atmospheric water vapor adds to the transmission characteristics of seeing through the atmosphere (see also the article Tabernas Desert), and the low number of cloudy nights adds nicely to the efficiency of observations through the year.
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