Veleta

Veleta or Pico del Veleta is the third highest peak of the and the second highest of the . Its height is given variously as 3,394 metres, 3,396 metres and 3,398 metres.
Wikipedia
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,394 metres
  • Description: mountain in Granada, Spain
  • Also known as: “Pico del Veleta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sierra Nevada Observatory and Chorreras del Molinillo.

Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located at Loma de Dilar in the mountain range, in the , Spain; established in 1981. It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1.5 and 0.9 metres.

Waterfall
Photo: Por los caminos de Málaga, CC BY 2.0.
is a waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pradollano.

Village
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Veleta

Latitude
37.05602° or 37° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.36569° or 3° 21′ 57″ west
Elevation
3,394 metres (11,135 feet)
Open location code
8C9R3J4M+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 132963272
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2509775
Wiki­data ID
Q1420262
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Satellite Map

Discover Veleta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Veleta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيليتا”
  • Asturian: “Picu Veleta”
  • Basque: “Veleta”
  • Belarusian: “Велета”
  • Bulgarian: “Велета”
  • Catalan: “Pic Veleta”
  • Catalan: “Veleta”
  • Cebuano: “Veleta”
  • Chinese: “韋萊塔峰”
  • Czech: “Veleta”
  • Dutch: “Pico Veleta”
  • Dutch: “Solynieve”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فيليتا”
  • Esperanto: “Pinto Veleta”
  • French: “Pic Veleta”
  • French: “Veleta”
  • Galician: “Veleta”
  • German: “Pico del Veleta”
  • Italian: “Pico del Veleta”
  • Japanese: “ベレータ山”
  • Japanese: “ベレタ山”
  • Japanese: “ベレッタ山”
  • Japanese: “ベレッタ峰”
  • Ladin: “Veleta”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pico Veleta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Veleta i Sierra Nevada”
  • Polish: “Veleta”
  • Portuguese: “Pico Veleta”
  • Russian: “Велета”
  • Slovenian: “Pico del Veleta”
  • Slovenian: “Veleta”
  • Spanish: “Pico del Veleta”
  • Spanish: “Pico Veleta”
  • Swedish: “Veleta”
  • Venetian: “Pico del Veleta”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salón and Campanario.

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