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Iberian Peninsula

Range Type	Peninsula
Highest Point	Mulhacén (3482 m/11,424 ft)
Countries	Spain (77%), Portugal (14%), France (9%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	643,918 sq km / 248,617 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,068 km / 663 mi North-South 1,162 km / 722 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	40° 48' N; 3° 5' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Iberian Peninsula
Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.

Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.

Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Iberian Peninsula.

Europe	Level 1 (Parent)
Scandinavia-European Arctic	Level 2 (Sibling)
Northwest Europe	Level 2 (Sibling)
Iberian Peninsula	Level 2
Portugal-Galicia	Level 3 (Child)
Cordillera Cantabrica	Level 3 (Child)
Pyrenees	Level 3 (Child)
Castile Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Sistema Iberico	Level 3 (Child)
Balearic Islands	Level 3 (Child)
Andalucian Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Alps	Level 2 (Sibling)
Italian Peninsula and Islands	Level 2 (Sibling)
Eastern Europe Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Balkan Peninsula	Level 2 (Sibling)
Ural Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Caucasus Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Iberian Peninsula

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Mulhacén	3482	11,424	Andalucian Ranges
2.	Pico de Aneto	3404	11,168	Pyrenees
3.	Veleta	3398	11,148	Andalucian Ranges
4.	Posets	3375	11,073	Pyrenees
5.	Monte Perdido	3355	11,007	Pyrenees
6.	Pico Maldito	3350	10,991	Pyrenees
7.	Pico de Espadas	3332	10,932	Pyrenees
8.	Cilindro de Marbore	3328	10,919	Pyrenees
9.	Pico de Maladeta	3308	10,853	Pyrenees
10.	Pic Vignemale	3298	10,820	Pyrenees
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Mulhacén	3482	11,424	Andalucian Ranges
2.	Pico de Aneto	3404	11,168	Pyrenees
3.	Torre de Cerredo	2648	8688	Cordillera Cantabrica
4.	Pico de Almanzor	2592	8504	Castile Ranges
5.	Moncayo	2313	7589	Sistema Iberico
6.	El Teleno	2183	7162	Portugal-Galicia
7.	Puig Mayor	1445	4741	Balearic Islands

Photos of Peaks in the Iberian Peninsula

Mulhacén: Mulhacen's rocky profile, from the summit of Veleta.

Pico de Aneto: The summit block of the Pico de Aneto is a shark's tooth rising above a small glacier.

Veleta: Veleta, in the distance, from the summit of Mulhacen.

Monte Perdido: Monte Perdido lords over the head of the flat-bottomed Ordessa Valley in the Pyrennes.

Cilindro de Marbore: The "cylinder" of Marbore indeed looks like a tree stump in this view from Monte Perdido.

Pic de Coma Pedrosa: Coma Pedrosa is a big pile of rocks crowned by a squat cairn.

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