The Subbaetic or Sub-Baetic System ( es, Sistema Subbético or ''Cordillera Subbética'') is one of the three systems of mountain ranges of the

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in the southern

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. Highest point high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana. Its northern limit includes the valley of the

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in its western part.

Description

The Subbaetic System runs to the north of the Cordillera Penibética from

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across Andalusia reaching into the

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. The highest peaks reach heights between 1,500m and well over 2,000 m. Towards the east of the Sierra Sur de Jaén, east of

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, another subsystem begins, the

Prebaetic System The Prebaetic System ( es, Sistemas Prebéticos or ''Sistema Prebético'', also often referred to simply as ''Prebético'') is a system of mountain ranges that forms the northeasternmost prolongation of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian P ...

, an offshoot of the Subbaetic System stretching further northeastwards. The materials that compose this eastern sector were formed in a relatively shallow sea.Morfología kárstica del sector oriental del Prebético andaluz
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Main mountain ranges

Some of the mountain ranges that make up the Subbaetic System are, from west to east: * Sierra del Aljibe, includes the Alcornocales Natural Park * Sierra de Grazalema * Sierra Sur de Sevilla, highest points

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(1,132 m) and Peñón de Algámitas (1,128 m) * Subbaetic Ranges of Córdoba ** Sierra de Rute, highest point 1,326 m ** Sierra de la Horconera, highest point Pico Tiñosa (1,570 m), highest point in Córdoba Province, and Pico Bermejo (1,476 m) ** Sierra de los Pollos, close to Carcabuey and Priego de Córdoba **

Sierra de Gaena 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 rang ...

Sierra de Jarcas 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 in ...

Sierra de los Lanchares 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 in ...

, includes interesting formations, like the Lapiaz de los Lanchares **

Sierra del Lobatejo 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 ...

, highest point 1,217 m **

Sierra Alcaide 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 in ...

Picacho de la Sierra de Cabra Picacho may refer to: ;Mexico *Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí *Picacho del Diablo, Baja California ;Panama *Picacho Mountain ;United States *Picacho, California **Picacho State Recreation Area *Little Picacho Wilderness, California *Picacho, ...

, highest point 1,217 m, includes the ''Ermita de la Virgen de la Sierra'' *

Sierra de Gibalbín 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 ...

Sierra Elvira 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 rang ...

Sierra de Parapanda 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 in ...

Sierra de Loja 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 ...

* Sierra Harana *

Sierra de Cogollos The Sierra de Cogollos is a mountain range of the Baetic System in Granada Province, Andalusia, Spain. The range is located to the northeast of Granada city. Its highest point is the 1,889 m high Peñón del Majalijar peak. Geography The Sierr ...

Sierra de Huétor The Sierra de Huétor is a mountain range of the Baetic System in Granada Province, Andalusia, Spain. The range is located to the northeast of Granada city. The altitude of the summits ranges between and almost displaying a variety of diff ...

* Sierra de la Alfaguara * Sierra Sur de Jaén, overlapping with the

Sistema Prebético The Prebaetic System ( es, Sistemas Prebéticos or ''Sistema Prebético'', also often referred to simply as ''Prebético'') is a system of mountain ranges that forms the northeasternmost prolongation of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian P ...

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Morfología karstica del sector central de la Cordillera SubbéticaGranada Natural - Las Zonas ExternasRelleno sedimentario y destrucción de una pequeña cuenca fluvio-lacustre en la Sierra Sur de Jaén (Cordilleras Béticas)
{{Physical geography topics Baetic System Physiographic provinces Environment of the Mediterranean Mountain ranges of Andalusia Mountain ranges of the Region of Murcia

Description

Main mountain ranges

See also

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