Collado de Veta Grande
Collado de Veta Grande is a mountain saddle in Capileira, Granada, Andalusia and has an elevation of 2,971 metres. Collado de Veta Grande is situated nearby to the locality Minillas del Sol, as well as near Solana del Cardenal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veleta and Mulhacén.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pradollano.
Collado de Veta Grande
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,971 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Capileira, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.0667° or 37° 3′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.3506° or 3° 21′ 2″ westElevation
2,971 metres (9,747 feet)Open location code
8C9R3J8X+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5718084874OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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