Sierra de Segura is a
mountain range of the
Prebaetic System in the
Jaén Province in
Spain. It is named after the ancient town of
Segura de la Sierra
Segura de la Sierra is a small village in the province of Jaén, (Spain), that belongs to the region of Sierra de Segura in eastern Andalusia.
According to data provided by Spain's national statistics agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística ...
and it gives its name to the
Segura River. Its highest point is the 1,993 m high
Las Banderillas peak.
This mountain range is located between the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
, the
Sierra de Cazorla and
Sierra de Baza mountain ranges. It gives its name to the
Sierra de Segura Comarca
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following:
Places Mountains and mountain ranges
* Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
, an administrative division that includes a number of villages that are scattered across the range.
Protected area
The
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
including about 80% of the Segura Range, as well as the neighboring Cazorla Range and some adjacent mountainous areas.
Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas - Official website
See also
* Baetic System
*El Tranco de Beas Dam
El Tranco de Beas Dam, also known as ''Pantano del Tranco'' is a reservoir across the high Guadalquivir in the Sierra de Segura range, Andalusia, Spain.
See also
* List of reservoirs and dams in Andalusia
References
External links
Agencia ...
* Las Villas
References
External links
*
Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
Turismo Activo en el Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
Segura
Baetic System
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