Sierra de Cazorla

Summary

Sierra de Cazorla is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in southern Spain. It is named after the town of Cazorla. Its highest point is the 1,847 m high Gilillo peak.

Sierra de Cazorla
Landscape in Sierra de Cazorla
Highest point
PeakGilillo
Elevation1,847 m (6,060 ft)
Coordinates37°56′12″N 02°57′30″W / 37.93667°N 2.95833°W / 37.93667; -2.95833
Geography
Sierra de Cazorla is located in Spain
Sierra de Cazorla
Sierra de Cazorla
CountrySpain
Parent rangePrebaetic System
Geology
Mountain typeLimestone
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Cazorla

Geography edit

This mountain range is located between the Sierra Nevada, the Sierra de Segura, and Sierra del Pozo mountain ranges.[1] The easiest route to reach it is from the town of Cazorla.

The Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar is a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located on a mountain pass in Sierra de Cazorla.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Información descriptiva del Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar

External links edit

  •   Media related to Sierra de Cazorla at Wikimedia Commons
  • Asociación para el Desarollo Rural de la Sierra de Cazorla
  • Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas - official website
  • Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
  • Turismo Activo en el Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas