Prados del Piornal
Prados del Piornal is a locality in Monachil, Granada, Andalusia. Prados del Piornal is situated nearby to the locality Chorreras del Molinillo, as well as near Puesto de la Solana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sierra Nevada Observatory and Chorreras del Molinillo.
Sierra Nevada Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Chorreras del Molinillo
Waterfall
Photo: Por los caminos de Málaga, CC BY 2.0.
Chorreras del Molinillo is a waterfall.
Veleta
Peak
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 east of Prados del Piornal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pradollano.
Pradollano
Village
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pradollano is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Prados del Piornal.
Prados del Piornal
Latitude
37.06764° or 37° 4′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.40366° or 3° 24′ 13″ westOpen location code
8C9R3H9W+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1242535224OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cortijo de la Trancada de los Alacranes o Choza de Matías and Observatorio IRAM Pico Veleta.
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