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
Rock ageCenozoic
Rock typeLimestone
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.