Key facts
- Peak
- Pico Almanzor
- Elevation
- 2,592 m (8,504 ft)
- Length
- 600 km (370 mi) ENE - WSW
- Width
- 30 km (19 mi) NNW - SSE
- Countries
- Spain and Portugal
- Communities
- Extremadura , Castile-La Mancha and Castile and León
- Districts
- Guarda and Castelo Branco
- Orogeny
- Alpine
- Rock age
- Tertiary
- Rock types
- Limestone and sandstone
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Encyclopedic overview
The Central System, Spanish and Portuguese: Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.
The Central System is located just north of the 40th parallel and its ranges divide the drainage basin of the Tagus from the basin of the Douro.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sistema Central” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.