Peak Peña de la Cruz Width 60 km (37 mi) NNW/SSE Orogeny Alpine orogeny Type of rock Limestone Period Cenozoic | Elevation 2,027 m (6,650 ft) Location Andalusia / Murcia Country Spain Age of rock Cenozoic Parent range Baetic System | |
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Length 510 km (320 mi) ENE/WSW | ||
The Subbaetic or Sub-Baetic System (Spanish: Sistema Subbético or Cordillera Subbética) is one of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. Highest point 2,027 m (6,650 ft) high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana. Its northern limit includes the valley of the Guadalquivir in its western part.
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Description
The Subbaetic System runs to the north of the Cordillera Penibética from Cape Trafalgar in Cádiz Province across Andalusia reaching into the Region of Murcia. The highest peaks reach heights between 1,500m and well over 2,000 m.
Towards the east of the Sierra Sur de Jaén, east of Martos, another subsystem begins, the Prebaetic System, an offshoot of the Subbaetic System stretching further northeastwards. The materials that compose this eastern sector were formed in a relatively shallow sea.
Main mountain ranges
Some of the mountain ranges that make up the Subbaetic System are, from west to east: