Peñalara

thumb|250px|South face of Peñalara. Peñalara is the highest mountain peak in the mountain range of Guadarrama, a subsection of Spain's larger Sistema Central mountain chain which lies at the center and divides the Iberian Peninsula. Straddling the provinces of Madrid and Segovia, Peñalara reaches a height of 2,428 metres above sea level. Consequently, it is one of the most emblematic and important peaks of the Guadarramas.

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Mountain.name: Penalara
Mountain.photo: Circo y cima de Peñalara1.JPG
Mountain.photo_caption: Peñalara (right peak) and its reflection in a glacier lake.
Mountain.elevation_m: 2428
Mountain.prominence_m: 1113
Mountain.listing: Ribu
Mountain.location: Madrid/Segovia, Spain
Mountain.range: Sierra de Guadarrama
Mountain.map: Spain Community of Madrid#Spain Castile and León#Spain#Europe
Mountain.map_caption: Location

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Instance of: mountain
Country: Spain
Located in: Community of Madrid
Elevation: 2430
Image: Vistas de Peñalara (2671533685).jpg

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Commons category: Peñalara
topographic prominence: 1113
mountain range: Sierra de Guadarrama
located in protected area: Guadarrama National Park

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The eastern section of the mountain lies in the municipality of Rascafría in the province of Madrid, belonging to the Valle of Lozoya, and its western section is located in the Valle of Valsaín in the province of Segovia. The peak's summit is a designated natural park known as the Parque Natural de Peñalara, which features several small lakes and some steep escarpments.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peñalara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.