Pico Mágina is a mountain in
Spain
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Geography
The mountain is located in
Jaén Province, in the northern part of the
autonomous community
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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 ...
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Sierra Mágina
The Sierra Mágina is a massif mostly in the province of Jaén (southern Spain), part of the Cordillera Subbética. The highest peak is the Pico Mágina, with an elevation of 2,164 m.
Geography
The boundaries of the massif are grossly defi ...
, and is located on the border between the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Albanchez de Mágina and
Huelma
Huelma is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the city had a population of 6,208 inhabitants.
Etymology
Its name dates from the 11th or 13th century Arabic ''Walda(t) al-ma'' a'water source'. One ...
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Access to the summit
The summit can be accessed by hiking trails. The walk up to the summit is quite long: the first part follows a
dirt road
A dirt road or track is a type of unpaved road not paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, or stone; made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material. Dirt roads are suitable ...
and the last one a hiking path through rocky terrain.
Nature conservation
The mountain and most of its chain are included from 1989 in the ''
Parque Natural de Sierra Mágina
Parque is the Galician, Portuguese and Spanish word for " park", and may refer to:
* Parque (TransMilenio), a metro station in Bogotá, Colombia
* Parque (Lisbon Metro), in Portugal
* Parque (Santurce), a subbarrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Parque Natural de Sierra Mágina
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See also
*Baetic System
The Baetic System or Betic System ( es, Sistema Bético) is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. Located in the southern and eastern Iberian Peninsula, it is also known as the Cordilleras Béticas (Baetic Mountain Ranges) or Baet ...
References
External links
* Route to Pico Mágina from A-324 road Huelma-Cambil o
www.jaenparaisointerior.es
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Baetic System
Mountains of Andalusia
Geography of the Province of Jaén (Spain)
Two-thousanders of Spain