Prebaetic System

Prebaetic System
Sistema Prebético
Highest point
PeakLa Sagra
Elevation2,382 m (7,815 ft)
Dimensions
Length360 km (220 mi) ENE/WSW
Width100 km (62 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Prebaetic System is located in Spain
Prebaetic System
Prebaetic System
Location in Spain
CountrySpain
RegionsAndalusia, Region of Murcia, Castile-La Mancha, Valencian Community
Range coordinates37°57′N 2°34′W / 37.950°N 2.567°W / 37.950; -2.567
Parent rangeBaetic System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock ageCenozoic
Rock type(s)Schist, granite and slate
Schematic representation of the Baetic System of mountain ranges
1,956 m high Aguilón del Loco, one of the highest peaks in Sierra de Cazorla

The Prebaetic System (Spanish: Sistemas Prebéticos or Sistema Prebético, also often referred to simply as Prebético[1]) is a system of mountain ranges that forms the northeasternmost prolongation of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula.


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