Subbaetic System

Subbaetic System
Sistema Subbético
Peña de la Cruz, the highest peak in the Sierra Arana
Highest point
PeakPeña de la Cruz
Elevation2,027 m (6,650 ft)
Dimensions
Length510 km (320 mi) ENE/WSW
Width60 km (37 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Subbaetic System is located in Spain
Subbaetic System
Subbaetic System
Location in Spain
LocationAndalusia / Murcia
CountrySpain
Range coordinates37°33′0″N 3°22′0″W / 37.55000°N 3.36667°W / 37.55000; -3.36667
Parent rangeBaetic System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockCenozoic
Type of rockLimestone
Schematic representation of the Baetic System of mountain ranges
Sierra de Huétor, Alfacar, Granada Province

The Subbaetic or Sub-Baetic System (Spanish: Sistema Subbético or Cordillera Subbética[1]) is one of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. Highest point 2,027 m (6,650 ft) high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana. Its northern limit includes the valley of the Guadalquivir in its western part.