&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Question_book-new.svg){kind=small} | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2024) |
| Alcazaba | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:JDCANO_ALCAZABA.JPG) View of la Alcazaba | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,369 m (11,053 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Listing | Mountains of Spain |
| Coordinates | 37°04′02″N 03°18′05″W / 37.06722°N 3.30139°W |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Spain.png)  Alcazaba Location in southern Spain | |
| Location | Sierra Nevada, Andalusia |
| Parent range | Cordillera Penibética |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Mica-Schist[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | From Siete Lagunas |
Alcazaba is a mountain in Spain. Standing at 3,369 m (11,053 ft), it is the third highest mountain of the Sierra Nevada range and the fifth in the Iberian Peninsula. The impressive north face can be seen from the town of Granada. The name Alcazaba derives from the word "fortification" in Arabic.
- ^ "Topographic map of La Alcazaba". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ Delgado Calvo-Flores: Geología, Geomorfología y Suelos, en Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada, Canseco Edt., Talavera de la Reina 2001. ISBN 84-932095-1-1