# Penibaetic System > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Penibaetic_System > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Penibaetic_System.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penibaetic_System > Source revision: 1355402845 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Penibaetic System** (Spanish: *Sistema Penibético* or *Cordillera Penibética*[1]) is the southernmost of the three systems of mountain ranges of the [Baetic System](/source/Baetic_System) in the southern [Iberian Peninsula](/source/Iberian_Peninsula). It includes the highest point in the peninsula, 3,478 m high [Mulhacén](/source/Mulhac%C3%A9n) in the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)).[2] ## Geography The Penibaetic System runs along the south coast of [Andalusia](/source/Andalusia), from the [province of Cádiz](/source/C%C3%A1diz_(province)), across the [province of Granada](/source/Granada_(province)), into the [Region of Murcia](/source/Region_of_Murcia) until reaching the [Campo de Cartagena](/source/Campo_de_Cartagena). Along its northern side, across the [intermontane basins](/source/Intermontane_basin) known as the [Hoya de Baza](/source/Hoya_de_Baza) and the [Hoya de Guadix](/source/Hoya_de_Guadix), runs the [Subbaetic System](/source/Subbaetic_System). The [Intrabaetic Basin](/source/Intrabaetic_Basin) (Spanish: *Surco Intrabético*), a discontinuous series of valleys, separates the Cordillera Penibética from the Cordillera Subbética in the north.[3] ## Mountain ranges The main mountain ranges that make up the Penibaetic complex are, from west to east, the [Serranía de Ronda](/source/Serran%C3%ADa_de_Ronda), the [Sierra de Grazalema](/source/Sierra_de_Grazalema), the [Sierra de Tejeda](/source/Sierra_de_Tejeda), [Sierra de Almijara](/source/Sierra_de_Almijara),[4] the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)), the [Sierra de la Contraviesa](/source/Sierra_de_la_Contraviesa), the [Sierra de Gádor](/source/Sierra_de_G%C3%A1dor), the [Sierra de Baza](/source/Sierra_de_Baza), and the [Sierra de los Filabres](/source/Sierra_de_los_Filabres). The following list includes lesser ranges: - [Sierra Carbonera](/source/Sierra_Carbonera) - [Sierra de Enmedio (Cádiz)](/source/Sierra_de_Enmedio_(C%C3%A1diz)) - [Sierra de Grazalema](/source/Sierra_de_Grazalema) - [Sierra de las Nieves](/source/Sierra_de_las_Nieves) - [Sierra Bermeja](/source/Sierra_Bermeja) - [Rock of Gibraltar](/source/Rock_of_Gibraltar) - [Sierra de Alcaparaín](/source/Sierra_de_Alcapara%C3%ADn) - [Cordillera Antequerana](/source/Cordillera_Antequerana) - [Sierra de la Pizarra](/source/Sierra_de_la_Pizarra) - [Sierra del Valle de Abdalajís](/source/Sierra_del_Valle_de_Abdalaj%C3%ADs) - [Sierra Huma](/source/Sierra_Huma) - [Sierra Llana](/source/Sierra_Llana) - [Sierra de Chimeneas](/source/Sierra_de_Chimeneas) - [Sierra de las Cabras](/source/Sierra_de_las_Cabras) - [Sierra del Co](/source/Sierra_del_Co), [Peña Negra](/source/Pe%C3%B1a_Negra_(Sierra_del_Co)), 1337 m - [Sierra Gorda](/source/Sierra_Gorda,_Spain) - [Sierra de San Jorge](/source/Sierra_de_San_Jorge) - [Peña de los Enamorados](/source/Pe%C3%B1a_de_los_Enamorados) - [Sierra de Utrera](/source/Sierra_de_Utrera) - [Sierra de Cártama](/source/Sierra_de_C%C3%A1rtama) - [Montes de Málaga](/source/Montes_de_M%C3%A1laga) - [Gibralfaro](/source/Gibralfaro) - [Sierra Crestellina](/source/Sierra_Crestellina) - [Sierra Blanca](/source/Sierra_Blanca,_M%C3%A1laga) - [Sierra Alpujata](/source/Sierra_Alpujata), [Cerro Castillejos](/source/Cerro_Castillejos), 1,074 m - [Sierra de Mijas](/source/Sierra_de_Mijas) - [Sierra de Enmedio (Málaga)](/source/Sierra_de_Enmedio_(M%C3%A1laga)) - [Sierra de Camarolos](/source/Sierra_de_Camarolos) - [Sierra del Jobo](/source/Sierra_del_Jobo) - [Sierra de Alhama](/source/Sierra_de_Alhama) - [Sierra de Tejeda](/source/Sierra_de_Tejeda), [La Maroma](/source/La_Maroma), 2,066 m - [Sierra de Almijara](/source/Sierra_de_Almijara) - [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)), [Mulhacén](/source/Mulhac%C3%A9n), 3,480 m - [Sierra de la Alfaguara](/source/Sierra_de_la_Alfaguara) - [Sierra de Lújar](/source/Sierra_de_L%C3%BAjar) - [Sierra de la Contraviesa](/source/Sierra_de_la_Contraviesa) - [Sierra de Gádor](/source/Sierra_de_G%C3%A1dor), [Morrón de la Lagunilla](/source/Morr%C3%B3n_de_la_Lagunilla), 2,249 m - [Sierra de Baza](/source/Sierra_de_Baza) - [Cerro Jabalcón](/source/Jabalc%C3%B3n) - [Sierra de los Filabres](/source/Sierra_de_los_Filabres), [Calar Alto](/source/Calar_Alto), 2,168 m - [Sierra de las Estancias](/source/Sierra_de_las_Estancias) - [Sierra de Alhamilla](/source/Sierra_de_Alhamilla), [Pico Colativí](/source/Pico_Colativ%C3%AD), 1,387 m - [Sierra Espuña](/source/Sierra_Espu%C3%B1a) - [Sierra de Enmedio (Puerto Lumbreras)](/source/Sierra_de_Enmedio_(Puerto_Lumbreras)) ## See also - [Baetic System](/source/Baetic_System) - [Intrabaetic Basin](/source/Intrabaetic_Basin) ## References 1. ["Embalse del Taibilla"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201022041821/http://www.chsegura.es/chs/cuenca/infraestructuras/embalses/embalsedelTaibilla/marcoterritorial.html) (in Spanish). *Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura*. [Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico](/source/Ministerio_para_la_Transici%C3%B3n_Ecol%C3%B3gica_y_el_Reto_Demogr%C3%A1fico) - [Gobierno de España](/source/Gobierno_de_Espa%C3%B1a). Archived from [the original](http://www.chsegura.es/chs/cuenca/infraestructuras/embalses/embalsedelTaibilla/marcoterritorial.html) on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020. 1. ["Introduction to the Birds of Spain"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200808143555/https://www.spanishnature.com/birds/63-general-information/12-introduction-to-the-birds-of-spain.html?ml=5&mlt=system&tmpl=component). *Spanish Nature*. Archived from [the original](http://www.spanishnature.com/birds/63-general-information/12-introduction-to-the-birds-of-spain.html?ml=5&mlt=system&tmpl=component) on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020. 1. Manuel de Terán et al. *Geografía General de España*, Editorial Ariel ISBN 84-344-3444-X 1. [Axarquia, Medio Natural](http://cdar.org/mantenimiento/archivos/axarquia/Medio%20Natural%20de%20La%20Axarqu.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081158/http://cdar.org/mantenimiento/archivos/axarquia/Medio%20Natural%20de%20La%20Axarqu.pdf) 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ## External links - [A map of the range](http://www.encarta.nl/map_701600604/Cordillera_Penibetica.html)[dead link] on [Encarta](/source/Encarta).com - [Las grandes unidades del relieve - La Depresión del Guadalquivir y sus adyacentes](http://recursostic.educacion.es/secundaria/edad/3esohistoria/quincena9/quincena9_contenidos_2d.htm) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Penibaetic System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penibaetic_System) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penibaetic_System?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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