Sierra Arana Explained

Sierra Arana
Other Name:Sierra Harana
Country:Spain
Location:Andalusia
Length Km:510
Width Km:60
Highest:Peña de la Cruz
Elevation M:2027
Parent:Subbaetic System
Map:Spain
Geology:Limestone
Period:Cenozoic
Orogeny:Alpine orogeny
Range Coordinates:37.3333°N -3.5°W

The Sierra Arana or Sierra de Arana, also known as Sierra Harana, is a mountain range in the center of the province of Granada, southern Spain. Its highest peak is the Peña de la Cruz, at 2027m (6,650feet).

Description

The Sierra Arana is a mostly karstic range,[1] part of the larger Subbaetic System.According to some geographers it includes other ranges such as the Sierra de Cogollos, the Sierra de la Yedra and the Sierra de Alfacar y Víznar.

Municipalities located in the Sierra Arana include Deifontes, Iznalloz, Cogollos Vega, Huétor Santillán, Diezma, Darro, La Peza, Píñar, Morelábor, and Huélago. The area of the range is bounded in the north by the Comarca of Los Montes and its southern end is included in the area of the Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL4030404M/Morfologi%CC%81a_karstica_del_sector_central_de_la_Cordillera_Subbe%CC%81tica Morfología karstica del sector central de la Cordillera Subbética
  2. https://sites.google.com/site/lageologiadegranada/relieve/sierra-de-huetor Relieve - Sierra de Huétor