Sierra de las Nieves

Sierra de las Nieves
Torrecilla Peak in the Sierra de las Nieves
Highest point
PeakTorrecilla
Elevation1,919 m (6,296 ft)
Coordinates36°41′0″N 05°0′0″W / 36.68333°N 5.00000°W / 36.68333; -5.00000
Geography
Sierra de las Nieves is located in Spain
Sierra de las Nieves
Sierra de las Nieves
Location in Spain
LocationMálaga Province, Andalusia
CountrySpain
Parent rangePenibaetic System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock typeLimestone

Sierra de las Nieves is a mountain range of the Penibaetic System in Málaga Province, Andalusia, Spain with its highest point being La Torrecilla (1,919 m).

Sierra de las Nieves is also the name of an administrative area, the comarca. The Sierra de las Nieves is named after the snow that sometimes covers its heights in the winter and that used to be gathered in ice pits for local use.