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Veleta (from the Arab word "Balata", meaning cliff) or Pico del Veleta is the second highest peak of the Iberian peninsula and the Sierra Nevada. Its height is given variously as 3,394 metres (11,135 ft),[1] 3,396 metres (11,142 ft)[2] and 3,398 metres (11,148 ft).[3]
| Veleta | |
|---|---|
 The summit of Veleta | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,394 m (11,135 ft)[1] 3,396 m (11,142 ft)[2] 3,398 m (11,148 ft)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°3′24″N 3°21′57″W |
| Geography | |
  Veleta Location in Spain | |
| Location | Granada, Andalucia, Spain |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Granada |
The mountain can be seen from the city of Granada. Veleta's northern slopes are home to the Sierra Nevada Ski Station. The access road that takes one to approximately 10 metres below the summit is the highest paved road in Europe across the mountains from Granada to the western Alpujarras. This road was built before the creation of the Sierra Nevada National Park in 1999.[4] It has since been closed to general traffic beyond Hoya de la Mora, just above the ski station. However, the road is still used by ski station employees, national park rangers, observatory staff, cyclists and walkers, and a microbus service[5] also takes hikers up to Posiciones del Veleta, a viewpoint 3,100 metres above sea level. In summer it is a relatively easy walk up to the summit from there.
The Corral de la Veleta or Corral del Veleta glacier, at 37° N the southernmost glacier in Europe, disappeared in 1913.[6]
The IRAM 30m telescope is located on the slopes of Pico Veleta, at an elevation of 2920 m.
See also
- Sierra Nevada Ski Station
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of highest paved roads in Europe by country
- List of mountain passes
References
- Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada (Map) (La Alpujarra Marquesado del Zenete ed.). 1:40000. Editorial Penibetica. 2005. ISBN 84-933461-9-5.
- Sierra Nevada La Alpujarra (Map). 1:40000. Mapa Excursionista. Editorial Alpina. 2006–2007 [1999]. ISBN 84-8090-255-8.
- Walmsley, Andy (2006). Walking in the Sierra Nevada (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. p. 185. ISBN 1-85284-435-3.
- Junta de Andalucia - Sierra Nevada
- Microbus services in the Sierra Nevada
- Veleta or Pico de Veleta - Iberianature
External links
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На других языках
[de] Pico del Veleta
Der Pico del Veleta („Veletaspitze“) ist mit 3396 msnm der zweithöchste Berg der Sierra Nevada und der dritthöchste auf dem Festland Spaniens.- [en] Veleta (Sierra Nevada)
[es] Pico Veleta
El pico del Veleta, con una altitud de 3396 m s. n. m., es la cuarta cumbre más alta de España, por detrás del Teide (Tenerife), Mulhacén (Sierra Nevada) y Aneto (Pirineos). Está enclavado en la provincia de Granada, en Andalucía (España), y pertenece a Sierra Nevada, en la cordillera Penibética. Su coordenada UTM es 30S 467487 4101150,[3] tomando el sistema de referencia ETRS89. Su superficie se reparte entre los Parques Natural y Nacional de Sierra Nevada. Administrativamente en su cumbre confluyen los términos municipales de Dílar, Monachil, Güéjar Sierra y Capileira. Jurisdiccionalmente, sus caras noreste y oeste pertenecen al partido judicial de Granada, mientras que la sureste, al de Órgiva.[fr] Veleta
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Il Pico del Veleta è una montagna della Sierra Nevada, in Spagna, che con i suoi 3.392 metri di altitudine è la terza più alta della penisola iberica, essendo inferiore solamente al vicino Mulhacén e al Picco d'Aneto (Pirenei) e la quarta della Spagna dopo anche il Teide (isole Canarie).[ru] Велета
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