Subbaetic System | |
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Sistema Subbético | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Peña de la Cruz |
Elevation | 2,027 m (6,650 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 510 km (320 mi) ENE/WSW |
Width | 60 km (37 mi) NNW/SSE |
Geography | |
Location | Andalusia / Murcia |
Country | Spain |
Range coordinates | 37°33′0″N 3°22′0″W / 37.55000°N 3.36667°W |
Parent range | Baetic System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Rock age | Cenozoic |
Rock type | Limestone |
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.