Baetic System
The Baetic System or Betic System (Spanish: 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 Baetic Mountains. The name of the mountain system derives from the ancient Roman region of Baetica, one of the Imperial Roman provinces of ancient Hispania.
| Baetic System | |
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Mulhacén seen from the Vereda de la Estrella in Sierra Nevada National Park | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mulhacén |
| Elevation | 3,478.6 m (11,413 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Geography | |
Schematic representation of the Baetic System of mountain ranges
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| Country | Spain and little bit in Gibraltar (UK) |
| Region | mostly Andalusia, small parts in Murcia, Castile-La Mancha, Valencian Community and Gibraltar (only Rock) |
| Range coordinates | 37°N 5°W |
| Parent range | Gibraltar Arc |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine Orogeny |
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