Sierra de la Alfaguara
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LocationGranada Province, Andalusia
CountrySpain
| Sierra de la Alfaguara | |
|---|---|
Scots Pine in the Sierra de la Alfaguara | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 37°15′57″N 03°31′49″W / 37.26583°N 3.53028°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Granada Province, Andalusia |
| Country | Spain |
| Parent range | Subbaetic System |
| Geology | |
| Rock age(s) | Cenozoic and Mesozoic |
| Mountain type | Limestone |
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.