Sierra Norte de Sevilla

Sierra Norte de Sevilla
Sierra Norte
View of the Sierra Norte rising above Constantina
Highest point
Peak	Cerro de La Capitana
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Dimensions
Length	48 km (30 mi) ENE/WSW
Width	15 km (9.3 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Sierra Norte de Sevilla Location in Spain
Location	Andalusia
Country	Spain
Range coordinates	37°55′0″N 5°40′30″W / 37.91667°N 5.67500°W / 37.91667; -5.67500
Parent range	Sierra Morena
Geology
Orogeny	Variscan orogeny
Age of rock	Paleozoic-early Mesozoic
Type of rock	Granite, schist, limestone, slate and quartzite

Sierra Norte de Sevilla or Sierra Norte (Northern Range) is one of the western mountain ranges of the Sierra Morena, Andalusia, Spain. Its name derives from its location at the northern part of Sevilla Province. The highest point of the range is the 960 m high Cerro de La Capitana.

This range gives its name to an administrative comarca in the region, the Sierra Norte Comarca, as well as to the wine of the area, the Vino de la Tierra Sierra Norte de Sevilla.^[1]