Sierra Nevada Observatory

The Sierra Nevada Observatory is located at Loma de Dilar in the mountain range, in the , 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Veleta and Chorreras del Molinillo.

Peak
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
or Pico del is the third highest peak of the and the second highest of the . Its height is given variously as 3,394 metres, 3,396 metres and 3,398 metres.

Waterfall
Photo: Por los caminos de Málaga, CC BY 2.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 2 km west of Sierra Nevada Observatory.

Garden
Photo: Javier martin, Public domain.
is a garden, which is situated 3½ km north of Sierra Nevada Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pradollano.

Hamlet
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km north of Sierra Nevada Observatory.

Sierra Nevada Observatory

Latitude
37.06287° or 37° 3′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.38595° or 3° 23′ 9″ west
Open location code
8C9R3J77+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147065752
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q526841
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Sierra Nevada Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Sierra Nevada”
  • Chinese: “内华达山脉天文台”
  • Czech: “Observatoř Sierra Nevada”
  • Dutch: “Sierra Nevada Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سييرا نيفادا”
  • French: “Observatoire de Sierra Nevada”
  • Galician: “Observatorio de Serra Nevada”
  • German: “Observatorio de Sierra Nevada”
  • Italian: “OSN”
  • Italian: “osservatorio della Sierra Nevada”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio della Sierra Nevada”
  • Japanese: “シエラ・ネバダ天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Observatorio de Sierra Nevada”
  • Manx: “Reayrtlann Sierra Nevada”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Observatorio de Sierra Nevada”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório da Serra Nevada”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Сьерра-Невада”
  • Slovak: “Observatórium Sierra Nevada”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Sierra Nevada”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorio de Sierra Nevada”
  • Slovenian: “OSN”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Sierra Nevada”
  • Sundanese: “Obsérvatorium Sierra Nevada”
  • Thai: “หอดูดาวซิเอร์ราเนบาดา”
  • Turkish: “Sierra Nevada Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Сьєрра-Невада”
  • Urdu: “سیرا نیواڈا رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Collado de las Yeguas and Observatorio IRAM Pico Veleta.

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