Sierra de Cazorla is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
range of 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 ...
in the
Jaén Province in
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. It is named after the town of
Cazorla. Its highest point is the 1,847 m high
Gilillo peak.
Geography
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 primari ...
, the
Sierra de Segura
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 and it gives its name to the Segura River. Its highest point is the 1,993 m high Las Banderi ...
, and
Sierra del Pozo
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 ...
mountain ranges. The easiest route to reach it is from
Cazorla town.
The Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar is a shrine dedicated to the
Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
, located on a mountain pass in Sierra de Cazorla.
Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar
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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 ...
* Las Villas
* Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
References
External links
*
Asociación para el Desarollo Rural de la Sierra de Cazorla
*
Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
Turismo Activo en el Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
Cazorla
Cazorla
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