Prebaetic System
The Prebaetic System (Spanish: 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 Peninsula.
| Prebaetic System | |
|---|---|
| Sistema Prebético | |
La Sagra seen from Sierra Seca | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | La Sagra |
| Elevation | 2,382 m (7,815 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 360 km (220 mi) ENE/WSW |
| Width | 100 km (62 mi) NNW/SSE |
| Geography | |
Location in Spain | |
| Country | Spain |
| Regions | Andalusia, Region of Murcia, Castile-La Mancha, Valencian Community |
| Range coordinates | 37°57′N 2°34′W |
| Parent range | Baetic System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Cenozoic |
| Type of rock | Schist, granite and slate |
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