Calar Alto is the highest peak (2168 m over sea level) in the
Sierra de Los Filabres
Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest mountain range in Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain, measuring in length.
Its highest point, the Calar Alto is also the highest peak in the province of Almería and hosts an important astronomical observ ...
, a mountain chain in
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...
,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It is also the highest peak in the said mountain range.
It hosts the
Calar Alto astronomical observatory, which benefits
from two aspects of the climate in the region: the dry atmosphere reduces the restrictions that
atmospheric water vapor adds to the transmission characteristics of seeing through
the atmosphere (see also the article
Tabernas Desert
The Tabernas Desert ( es, Desierto de Tabernas) is one of Spain's semi-arid deserts, located within Spain's south-eastern province of Almería. It is in the interior, about north of the provincial capital Almería, in the Tabernas municipalit ...
), and the low number of cloudy nights adds nicely
to the efficiency of observations through the year.
External links
Calar Alto Observatory Homepage{{Spain-geo-stub
Mountains of Andalusia
Geography of the Province of Almería
Penibaetic System
Two-thousanders of Spain