Sierra de Alhama explained

Sierra de Alhama
Highest:Pico de la Torca
Elevation M:1500
Parent:Penibaetic System
Country:Spain
Map:Spain
Coordinates:36.95°N -4.1167°W
Geology:Karstic
Orogeny:Alpine orogeny

Sierra de Alhama is a mountain range of the Penibaetic System in Málaga and Granada provinces, Andalusia, Spain. Its highest point is the 1,500 m high Pico de la Torca. Other notable summits are Hoyo del Toro, 1,353 m, Cerro de Marchamonas, 1,272 m and Morrón de la Cuna 1,222 m.[1]

Geography

This karstic mountain range is part of the ranges in the interior area of Axarquia. It stretches between the Sierra del Jobo and the 1,040 m high Puerto de los Alazores mountain pass in the west and the Sierra de Tejeda in the east with the corridor of Periana between them. The Guadalhorce river has its sources in this range. The Sierra de Alhama also includes the Boquete de Zafarraya an important pass at 992 m in the mountainous region of Axarquía.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://cdar.org/mantenimiento/archivos/axarquia/Medio%20Natural%20de%20La%20Axarqu.pdf Axarquia, Medio Natural
  2. http://cdar.org/mantenimiento/archivos/axarquia/Por%20la%20Dorsal%20Betica.pdf Yus Ramos, R. et al, Por la Dorsal Bética. Centro de Desarrollo Rural (CEDER) de la Axarquía, Málaga 2007.