Telesilla Alhambra

Telesilla Alhambra is an aerial lift in Monachil, Granada, Andalusia. Telesilla Alhambra is situated near Sierra Nevada Observatory, as well as near the mountain saddle Collado de las Yeguas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sierra Nevada Observatory and IRAM 30m telescope.

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. Sierra Nevada Observatory is situated 510 metres south of Telesilla Alhambra.

IRAM 30m telescope

Observatory

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 700 metres west of Telesilla Alhambra.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pradollano.

Pradollano

Hamlet

Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pradollano is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Telesilla Alhambra.

Telesilla Alhambra

Type: Aerial lift
Categories: station and transport
Location: Monachil, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.06745° or 37° 4′ 3″ north

Longitude

-3.38528° or 3° 23′ 7″ west

Open location code

8C9R3J87+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1540258175

OpenStreetMap feature

aerialway=station

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Collado de las Yeguas and Estación de Esquí y Montaña de Sierra Nevada.

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