Sierra de Alhama

Sierra de Alhama
View of the Sierra de Alhama
Highest point
PeakPico de la Torca
Elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Coordinates36°57′0″N 04°07′0″W / 36.95000°N 4.11667°W / 36.95000; -4.11667
Geography
Sierra de Alhama is located in Spain
Sierra de Alhama
Sierra de Alhama
Location in Spain
LocationMálaga and Granada provinces, Andalusia
CountrySpain
Parent rangePenibaetic System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockKarstic

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]