Couloir del Veleta
Couloir del Veleta is a locality in Güéjar Sierra, Granada, Andalusia. Couloir del Veleta is situated nearby to the locality Corral del Veleta, as well as near Paso de los Guías.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veleta and Sierra Nevada Observatory.
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.
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, which is situated 4 km west of Couloir del Veleta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pradollano.
Pradollano
Village
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pradollano is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Couloir del Veleta.
Couloir del Veleta
- Type: Locality
- Location: Güéjar Sierra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.05645° or 37° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.36559° or 3° 21′ 56″ westOpen location code
8C9R3J4M+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7750484422OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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