Prebaetic System facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prebaetic System |
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| Sistema Prebético | |
La Sagra seen from Sierra Seca
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| 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
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| Country | Spain |
| Range coordinates | 37°57′N 2°34′W / 37.950°N 2.567°W |
| Parent range | Baetic System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Cenozoic |
| Type of rock | Schist, granite and slate |
The Prebaetic System (also called Sistema Prebético in Spanish) is a group of mountain ranges. It forms the most northeastern part of the Baetic System in southern Spain.
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Exploring the Prebaetic System
Where are the Prebaetic Mountains?
The Prebaetic System is not one long, unbroken chain of mountains. Instead, it's a series of separate mountain ranges. It doesn't start in the far west of Spain. It begins near a town called Martos, in the Sierra Sur de Jaén.
These mountains stretch across eastern Andalusia, through the Region of Murcia, and reach the Mediterranean Sea in the southern Valencian Community.
Highest Peaks and Important Ranges
The highest mountain here is La Sagra, which is part of the Sierra de la Sagra. Other tall ranges include Sierra de Segura and Sierra de Cazorla. The Sierra de María, in northern Almeria Province, is special. It's part of both the Prebaetic and Penibaetic mountain systems.
How the Mountains Formed
Geology of the Prebaetic System
The Prebaetic System is like a younger sibling to the Subbaetic System. They share similar rock types and how they were formed. The rocks that make up these mountains were once at the bottom of a relatively shallow sea. To the north of the Prebaetic System's eastern part, you'll find the Iberian System mountains.
Main Mountain Ranges of the Prebaetic System
Here are some of the mountain ranges that make up the Prebaetic System, listed from west to east:
- Sierra Sur de Jaén
- Sierra Mágina
- Sierra de la Sagra
- Sierra de Cazorla
- Sierra de Segura
- Sierra de Alcaraz
- Sierra de Castril
- Sierra de Cabrilla
- Sierra Seca
- Sierra del Taibilla
- Sierra de María
- Serra de Crevillent
- Sierra de Orihuela
- Sierra de Callosa
- Serra Mariola
- Serra del Ferrer
- La Carrasqueta
- Puig Campana
- Aitana
- Maigmó Massif
- Serrella
- Serra de la Xortà
- Serra de la Penya-roja
- Montgó Massif
- Sierra de Bernia
- Penyal d'Ifac
See also
- Baetic System
- Geography of Spain
- Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
