Almanzor Peak

mountain, Spain

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Almanzor Peak, also known as Plaza de Almanzor, is the highest peak in the Sierra de Gredos mountain range in west-central Spain. It reaches an elevation of approximately 8,500 feet (2,591 meters). The Sierra de Gredos is part of the Central Sierra (Sistema Central) mountain range that divides the Meseta Central plateau in Spain.12

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…7,972 feet (2,430 meters) and Almanzor Peak at 8,497 feet (2,590 meters)—rise well above the plains of the central plateau. In contrast, the granitic Galician mountains, at the northwestern end of the Hercynian block, have an average elevation of only 1,640 feet (500 meters), decreasing toward the deeply indented (ria)…
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…7,972 feet (2,430 meters) and Almanzor Peak at 8,497 feet (2,590 meters)—rise well above the plains of the central plateau. In contrast, the granitic Galician mountains, at the northwestern end of the Hercynian block, have an average elevation of only 1,640 feet (500 meters), decreasing toward the deeply indented (ria)…
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