Sistema Central
The Central System, Spanish and Portuguese: Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 2,592 metres
- Description: mountain range in the Iberian Peninsula
- Also known as: “Central System”, “Cordillera Carpetana”, “Cordillera Carpetovetónica”, “Cordillera Central”, “Meseta Ibérica”, “Sistema Central Divisório”, and “Sistema Lusitano-Castelhano”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico Almanzor and Cuerno del Almanzor.
Pico Almanzor
Peak
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pico Almanzor is the highest mountain in central Spain. Situated in the Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, Almanzor is 2,591 metres high. It is made of granite. The mountain is also known as Pico de Almanzor and Moro Almanzor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cinco Lagunas.
Sistema Central
- Category: landform
- Location: Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.25° or 40° 15′ northLongitude
-5.3° or 5° 18′ westElevation
2,592 metres (8,504 feet)Open location code
8CGP7M2X+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5171502123OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Sistema Central” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sistema Central”
- Basque: “Erdialdeko Sistema”
- Belarusian: “Цэнтральная Кардыльлера”
- Breton: “Aradennad-kreiz”
- Bulgarian: “Кастилска планина”
- Bulgarian: “Кастилски планини”
- Catalan: “Sistema Central”
- Cebuano: “Sistema Central”
- Chinese: “中央山脈”
- Czech: “Kastilské hory”
- Czech: “Kastilské pohoří”
- Dutch: “Castiliaans Scheidingsgebergte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سنترال سيستم”
- Esperanto: “Centra Sistemo de Hispanio”
- Esperanto: “Centra Sistemo”
- Estonian: “Kesk-Kordiljeerid”
- Extremaduran: “Sestema Central”
- Finnish: “Kastilian rajavuoret”
- French: “système Central”
- French: “Système central”
- Galician: “Sistema Central”
- German: “Iberisches Scheidegebirge”
- Italian: “Sistema Centrale”
- Japanese: “セントラル山塊”
- Japanese: “セントラル山系”
- Ladin: “Sistema Central”
- Latin: “Mons Carpetanus”
- Lithuanian: “Centrinė Kordiljera”
- Macedonian: “Централен Систем”
- Malayalam: “സിസ്റ്റെമ സെൻട്രൽ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sistema Central”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sistema Central”
- Norwegian: “Sistema Central”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Cordilhera Iberica centrala”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Sistema Central”
- Polish: “Góry Kastylijskie”
- Portuguese: “Sistema Central”
- Russian: “Центральная Кордильера”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kastiljsko gorje”
- Slovak: “Kastílske vrchy”
- Slovenian: “Kastiljsko gorovje”
- Spanish: “Sistema Central”
- Swedish: “Kastilianska skiljebergen”
- Ukrainian: “Кордильєра-Сентраль (Піренеї)”
- Ukrainian: “Центральна Кордильєра (Піренеї)”
- Ukrainian: “Центральна Кордильєра (Піренейський півострів)”
- Ukrainian: “Центральні гори”
- Venetian: “Sistema Sentrale”
- Western Frisian: “Kastyljaansk skiedingsberchtme”
- Western Frisian: “Kastyljaansk Skiedingsberchtme”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballesteros and Cuchillar de los Ballesteros.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro del Venteadero and Portilla de los Cobardes.
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