La Maroma

La Maroma

View of La Maroma in the winter
Elevation 2,066 m (6,778 ft)
Location
La Maroma

Spain

Location Axarquía, Andalusia
Range Sierra de Tejeda
Coordinates 36°54′07″N 04°02′40″W / 36.90194°N 4.04444°WCoordinates: 36°54′07″N 04°02′40″W / 36.90194°N 4.04444°W
Climbing
Easiest route From the Área Recreativa de El Alcázar, Alcaucín

La Maroma, also known as Tejeda,[1] at an altitude of 2066 m, is the highest peak of the Sierra de Tejeda, Penibaetic System, Spain. The summit is located in the region of Axarquía on the border between the provinces of Granada and Málaga.

The name La Maroma ("The Rope") comes from a rope used to descend to an ancient ice house located close to the summit. This mountain is in the Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tejeda es el pico más alto de la provincia de Málaga
  2. ↑ Parque Natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama

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