Sierra Blanca (Spain)
The Sierra Blanca is a mountain range in the hinterland of the Costa del Sol in Andalusia in Spain . The name refers to the white marble stone , which this mountain region mainly consists of.
location
The ridge lies between the Costa del Sol and the Sierra de las Nieves and is roughly bounded by the cities of Istan , Ojén , Monda and Marbella .
mountains
The highest peak is the 1,275 m high Cerro Lastonar . However, the Pico de la Concha (1,270 m) in the west, which is conspicuously visible from the coast , is known, so called because it looks like the shell of a striped clam. Other peaks are the Salto del Lobo (1,225 m), Cerro de la Zarina (1,141 m) and the Cruz de Juanar in the east (1,178 m).
literature
- Hartmut Mollat: Sequence of layers and tectonic structure of the Sierra Blanca and its surroundings , 1968, Lower Saxony State Office for Soil Research (Hanover).
Web links
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: photos and hikes in the Sierra Blanca )
Coordinates: 36 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.