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556:Cerro Rasero
516:Cerro Pelado
431:
426:
419:
403:
395:
388:
338:
310:
283:
246:
245:
204:Parent range
1670:Valdezcaray
1625:Navacerrada
1605:Leitariegos
1571:Espot Esquí
1532:Alto Campoo
1445:- trail map
1428:Google Maps
654:continental
580:Tajos Altos
508:Loma Pelada
290:ski resorts
222:Age of rock
108: /
83:Coordinates
1709:Categories
1650:San Isidro
1600:La Pinilla
1590:Javalambre
1301:2011-07-02
1275:5 December
1249:5 December
1196:References
1148:Alpujarras
432:Height (m)
327:, and the
264:Andalusian
1665:Valdesquí
1620:Manzaneda
1575:Port Ainé
1552:Candanchú
1522:La Molina
1374:(Spanish)
1363:(Spanish)
1352:(Spanish)
650:subarctic
399:Rio Genil
391:watershed
367:Geography
353:Paleogene
335:Formation
196:Andalucia
166:Provinces
121:Geography
96:3°18′41″W
93:37°3′12″N
73:Elevation
1645:Roncalia
1630:Navafria
1579:Tavascán
1562:Formigal
1518:Alp 2500
1400:28 April
1320:Archived
1295:Archived
1269:Archived
1243:Archived
1182:Tenerife
1142:See also
1004:(27.24)
935:Average
459:Alcazaba
439:Mulhacén
275:Mulhacén
251:Spanish:
227:Tertiary
162:Location
66:Mulhacén
1526:Masella
1326:23 June
1184:in the
1053:Granada
1038:Gallery
999:(3.67)
994:(3.35)
989:(2.72)
984:(1.33)
979:(0.46)
974:(0.24)
969:(1.17)
964:(2.11)
959:(2.12)
954:(3.10)
949:(3.59)
944:(3.41)
930:(32.0)
925:(24.8)
920:(26.1)
915:(36.0)
910:(42.3)
905:(51.1)
900:(53.4)
895:(42.1)
890:(26.8)
885:(24.3)
880:(18.5)
875:(17.8)
870:(21.0)
860:(39.0)
855:(30.7)
850:(32.2)
845:(43.3)
840:(49.8)
835:(59.4)
830:(61.9)
825:(49.8)
820:(33.6)
815:(30.9)
810:(25.9)
805:(24.1)
800:(26.8)
790:(46.0)
785:(36.7)
780:(38.3)
775:(50.7)
770:(57.6)
765:(67.6)
760:(70.9)
755:(58.8)
750:(40.3)
745:(37.8)
740:(33.1)
735:(30.4)
730:(32.5)
663:Granada
659:Granada
632:Climate
406:schists
357:Neogene
302:Almería
298:Granada
262:in the
216:Geology
184:Country
174:Almería
170:Granada
1557:Cerler
1471:Sulayr
1370:
1359:
1348:
681:Month
667:Málaga
625:3,011
615:3,018
607:3,058
599:3,088
591:3,090
583:3,111
575:3,120
567:3,120
559:3,139
551:3,143
543:3,148
535:3,152
527:3,160
519:3,179
511:3,187
503:3,198
495:3,206
487:3,226
479:3,248
471:3,324
463:3,371
453:3,398
449:Veleta
443:3,479
323:, the
319:. The
306:Motril
286:skiing
239:Alpine
192:Region
178:Málaga
1537:Astún
1178:Teide
1164:Notes
1026:Sport
1002:692.0
720:Year
271:Spain
187:Spain
1615:Lles
1577:and
1524:and
1402:2006
1368:ISBN
1357:ISBN
1346:ISBN
1328:2020
1277:2015
1251:2015
1105:The
1055:city
997:93.1
992:85.2
987:69.0
982:33.7
977:11.7
967:29.7
962:53.6
957:53.8
952:78.8
947:91.2
942:86.7
923:−4.0
918:−3.3
903:10.6
898:11.9
888:−2.9
883:−4.3
878:−7.5
873:−7.9
868:−6.1
853:−0.7
833:15.2
828:16.6
813:−0.6
808:−3.4
803:−4.4
798:−2.9
773:10.4
768:14.2
763:19.8
758:21.6
753:14.9
733:−0.9
717:Dec
714:Nov
711:Oct
708:Sep
705:Aug
702:Jul
699:Jun
696:May
693:Apr
690:Mar
687:Feb
684:Jan
355:and
345:Alps
304:and
176:and
62:Peak
972:6.1
928:0.0
913:2.2
908:5.7
893:5.6
858:3.9
848:0.1
843:6.3
838:9.9
823:9.9
818:0.9
788:7.8
783:2.6
778:3.5
748:4.6
743:3.2
738:0.6
728:0.3
269:in
168:of
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