Sierra de la Alfaguara

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Coordinates37°15′57″N 03°31′49″W / 37.26583°N 3.53028°W / 37.26583; -3.53028
CountrySpain
Sierra de la Alfaguara
Scots Pine in the Sierra de la Alfaguara
Highest point
Coordinates37°15′57″N 03°31′49″W / 37.26583°N 3.53028°W / 37.26583; -3.53028
Geography
Sierra de la Alfaguara is located in Spain
Sierra de la Alfaguara
Sierra de la Alfaguara
Location in Spain
LocationGranada Province, Andalusia
CountrySpain
Parent rangeSubbaetic System
Geology
Rock age(s)Cenozoic and Mesozoic
Mountain typeLimestone

The Sierra de la Alfaguara is a mountain range in the Cordillera Subbética, beside the Sierra de Huétor in southern Spain. It lies within the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Huétor y la Alfaguara.[1]

The mountain range rises above the town of Alfacar.[2] Scenes from the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade were filmed on the mountain.

The range contains the Arboretum La Alfaguara, formerly a tree nursery that supplied mainly coniferous plants for the reforestation of the entire Sierra de Huétor.

The Darro River rises in this range, a short tributary of the Genil River.

Environment

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