Sierra de Los Filabres

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Sierra de Los Filabres
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View of Sierra de Los Filabres
Highest point
Peak Calar Alto
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Geography
Sierra de Los Filabres is located in Spain
Sierra de Los Filabres
Sierra de Los Filabres
Location in Spain
Location Almería Province, Andalusia
Country Spain
Parent range Penibaetic System
Geology
Mountain type Schist and Quartzite

Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest 50 km (31 mi) mountain range in Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain.

Its highest point, the Calar Alto is also the highest peak in the province of Almería and hosts an important astronomical observatory.[1]

Geography

The Sierra de Los Filabres belongs to the Penibaetic System and forms the southern limit of the Almanzora Valley. Besides it highest point, the 2,168 m high Calar Alto, other important peaks are the Tetica de Bacares or "La Tetica" (2,086 m), a breast-shaped hill,[2] and the Calar Gallinero (2,049 m).[3]

The Sierra de Los Filabres is an eastern prolongation of the Sierra de Baza mountain range in the same system. There are picturesque towns in this range, like Olula de Castro,[4] Chercos Viejo and Sierro, to name but a few. The easiest route to reach the range starts from Gérgal.[5]

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