Sierra de las Nieves | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Torrecilla |
Elevation | 1,919 m (6,296 ft) |
Coordinates | 36°41′0″N 05°0′0″W / 36.68333°N 5.00000°W |
Geography | |
Location | Málaga Province, Andalusia |
Country | Spain |
Parent range | Penibaetic System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Rock type | Limestone |
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.