Baetic Mountains
The Baetic System or Betic System is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. Located in the southern and eastern Iberian Peninsula, it is also known as the Cordilleras Béticas or Baetic Mountains.Photo: Nilsf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain range
- Description: mountain range of the iberic peninsula
- Also known as: “Baetic System”
- Neighbors: Central Spain
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sierra Nevada and Mulhacén.
Sierra Nevada
Mulhacén
Peak
Photo: Nilsf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mulhacén, with an elevation of 3,479 metres, is the highest mountain in peninsular Spain and in all of the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Penibaetic System.
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 Trevélez and Pradollano.
Trevélez
Village
Photo: GabriIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trevélez is a village in the province of Granada, Spain. Its population in 2011 was estimated at 823. The river Trevélez flows through the village. It is located in the western part of the Alpujarras region.
Baetic Mountains
- Categories: non-geologically related mountain range and landform
- Location: Capileira, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.05° or 37° 3′ northLongitude
-3.33° or 3° 19′ 48″ westOpen location code
8C9R2MX9+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5171478425OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_rangeWikidata ID
Q831469
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Baetic Mountains” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نظام بيتيك”
- Armenian: “Անդալուզյան լեռներ”
- Armenian: “Բետյան լեռներ”
- Azerbaijani: “Kordilyer-Betika dağları”
- Basque: “Mendikate Betikoak”
- Basque: “Mendilerro Betikoa”
- Belarusian: “Кардыльера-Бетыка”
- Bulgarian: “Андалуски планини”
- Catalan: “Cordilleras Béticas”
- Catalan: “Serralada Bètica”
- Catalan: “Serralada Penibètica”
- Catalan: “Serralada Prebètica”
- Catalan: “Serralada Subbètica”
- Catalan: “Serralades Bètiques”
- Catalan: “Sistema Bètic”
- Cebuano: “Sistemas Béticos”
- Chinese: “貝蒂科山脈”
- Czech: “Andaluské pohoří”
- Czech: “Betická Kordillera”
- Dutch: “Betisch gebergte”
- Dutch: “Betische cordillera”
- Dutch: “Betische Cordillera”
- Dutch: “Cordillera Betica”
- Dutch: “Cordillera Bética”
- Esperanto: “Betika Montaro”
- Esperanto: “Betika Montĉenaro”
- Esperanto: “Betika Montoĉenaro”
- Esperanto: “Betika Sistemo”
- Estonian: “Bética”
- Estonian: “Cordillera Bética”
- Finnish: “Andalusian vuorimaa”
- Finnish: “Beettiset vuoret”
- French: “cordillère bétique”
- French: “cordillères Bétiques”
- French: “Cordillères Bétiques”
- French: “système bétique”
- Galician: “Cordilleiras Béticas”
- Galician: “Sistemas Béticos”
- Georgian: “ანდალუსიის მთები”
- German: “Andalusisches Faltengebirge”
- German: “Betische Kordillere”
- German: “Cordilleras Béticas”
- German: “Sistema Penibético”
- Greek: “Βαιτικό Σύστημα”
- Greek: “Μπετικό Σύστημα”
- Hebrew: “Baetic System”
- Italian: “Cordigliera betica”
- Italian: “Cordigliera Betica”
- Italian: “Sistema Betico”
- Japanese: “ベチカ山地”
- Japanese: “ベティコ山系”
- Kazakh: “Андалус таулары”
- Kazakh: “Бетик жүйесі”
- Ladin: “Baetic System”
- Latin: “Systema Baeticum”
- Lithuanian: “Andalūsijos kalnai”
- Lithuanian: “Andalūzijos kalnai”
- Lithuanian: “Betikos Kordiljera”
- Macedonian: “Бетски Планини”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cordilleras Béticas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cordilleras Béticas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Penibética”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sistema Penibético”
- Norwegian: “Cordilleras Béticas”
- Polish: “Góry Betyckie”
- Portuguese: “Cordilheira bética”
- Portuguese: “Cordilheira Bética”
- Portuguese: “Cordilheiras Béticas”
- Portuguese: “Sistema Bético”
- Russian: “Андалузские горы”
- Russian: “Андалусские горы”
- Russian: “Бетские горы”
- Russian: “Бетские Кордильеры”
- Russian: “Кордильера-Бетика”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Betički Kordiljeri”
- Slovak: “Andalúzske vrchy”
- Slovenian: “Betiške Kordiljere”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Betica”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Bética”
- Spanish: “Cordilleras Beticas”
- Spanish: “Cordilleras Béticas”
- Spanish: “Sierras Beticas”
- Spanish: “Sierras Béticas”
- Spanish: “Sistema betico”
- Spanish: “Sistema Betico”
- Spanish: “Sistema bético”
- Spanish: “Sistema Bético”
- Spanish: “Sistemas Beticos”
- Spanish: “Sistemas Béticos”
- Swedish: “Betiska kordiljäran”
- Swedish: “Betiska kordilleran”
- Tajik: “Кӯҳҳои Андалус”
- Turkish: “Betika Dağları”
- Ukrainian: “Кордильєра-Бетіка”
- Uzbek: “Andalusiya togʻlari”
- Venetian: “Cordejera Betica”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loma Pelada and Tajos del Cerro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pico de Loma Pelada and Laguna de la Caldera.
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