Torcales de Dílar

Torcales de Dílar is a locality in Capileira, Granada, Andalusia. Torcales de Dílar is situated near the locality Arista del Cartujo, as well as near Cascajar del Fraile de Capileira.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sierra Nevada Observatory and Veleta.

Sierra Nevada Observatory

Observatory

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The Sierra Nevada Observatory is located at Loma de Dilar in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, 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. Sierra Nevada Observatory is situated 3 km northeast of Torcales de Dílar.

Veleta

Peak

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Veleta or Pico del Veleta is the third highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula and the second highest of the Sierra Nevada. Its height is given variously as 3,394 metres, 3,396 metres and 3,398 metres. Veleta is situated 3½ km northeast of Torcales de Dílar.

IRAM 30m telescope

Observatory

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The IRAM 30m telescope is a radio telescope, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, Spain. It is operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimetre Range for observing astronomical objects in the millimetre range of the electromagnetic spectrum. IRAM 30m telescope is situated 3 km north of Torcales de Dílar.