The Genil River is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia , Spain . Known as Singilis in Latin, it bears a modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil , and Sinnil .
14-763: The source of the Genil is in the Sierra Nevada , north of its highest peak Mulhacén . The Genil flows through the towns Granada , Loja , Puente Genil and Écija . It flows into the Guadalquivir River near Palma del Río . Its main tributary is the Darro . It is joined by the Cacín River to the southwest of Villanueva Mesía . The river today drains the Granada basin . In the latest Tortonian and
28-624: Is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain . It contains the highest point of continental Spain: Mulhacén , at 3,479 metres (11,414 ft) above sea level . It is a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing possible in one of Europe's most southerly ski resorts , in an area along the Mediterranean Sea predominantly known for its high temperatures and abundant sunshine. At its foothills
42-428: Is a ridge running broadly west-south-west - east-north-east. For a substantial distance, the watershed stays consistently above 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). This is sufficient altitude for the peaks to be consistently snow-covered. On the southern side of the range, several long, narrow river valleys lead off towards the south-west, separated by a number of subsidiary ridges. On the steeper and craggier northern side,
56-617: Is found the city of Granada , and a little further south, Almería and Motril . Parts of the range have been included in the Sierra Nevada National Park . The range has also been declared a biosphere reserve . The Sierra Nevada Observatory , the Calar Alto Observatory , and the IRAM 30m telescope are located on the northern slopes at an elevation of 2,800 metres (9,200 ft). The Sierra Nevada
70-622: Is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia , Spain . Known as Singilis in Latin, it bears a modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil , and Sinnil . The source of the Genil is in the Sierra Nevada , north of its highest peak Mulhacén . The Genil flows through the towns Granada , Loja , Puente Genil and Écija . It flows into
84-463: The Guadalquivir River near Palma del Río . Its main tributary is the Darro . It is joined by the Cacín River to the southwest of Villanueva Mesía . The river today drains the Granada basin . In the latest Tortonian and the middle and late Turolian (9.0–5.3 Ma) this was an endorheic basin . Rivers flowed from the east and southwest into a central lake with no exit. During the Pliocene ,
98-526: The altitude. Above 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) the climate is Mediterranean -influenced subarctic (Dsc), due to the location's high elevation and low summer precipitation. With June and September being around the threshold of 10 °C (50 °F) in mean temperature to avoid the subarctic classification, the climate at a slightly lower elevation is continental highland climate. At an elevation slightly lower than that classification area; where February means average above −3 °C (27 °F); it falls into
112-457: The middle and late Turolian (9.0–5.3 Ma) this was an endorheic basin . Rivers flowed from the east and southwest into a central lake with no exit. During the Pliocene , the western part of the basin was drained by the paleo-Cacín river system, which flowed to the north and then left the basin to the west. The eastern part was drained by the Alhambra system, or paleo-Genil system, was fed by
126-606: The mountains to the east and fed a small endorheic lake in the north. Some time later, the Genil river changed course to flow west, where it joined the paleo-Cacin system, and the basin became exorheic . 37°41′37″N 5°19′00″W / 37.69361°N 5.31667°W / 37.69361; -5.31667 This article related to a river in Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sierra Nevada (Spain) Sierra Nevada ( Spanish: [ˈsjera neˈβaða] ; meaning "snow-covered mountain range")
140-403: The normal cool-summer mediterranean classification transitioning with the hot-summer variety in surrounding lowland areas. This renders Sierra Nevada's climate a highland cooled-down variety of a typical mediterranean climate. Summer and winter daytime temperatures are some 12 °C lower than found in Granada , differences that are even greater in spring as Sierra Nevada takes longer to approach
154-536: The short summers. In May daytime highs in Sierra Nevada are around 4 °C (39 °F) with Granada having an average of 24 °C (75 °F). The yearly temperature of 3.9 °C (39.0 °F) at the ski station of Pradollano is in stark contrast to Granada 's 15.7 °C (60.3 °F) and coastal Málaga 's 18.5 °C (65.3 °F). [REDACTED] Media related to Sierra Nevada (Spain) at Wikimedia Commons Rio Genil The Genil River
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#1732772895673168-556: The valleys have less regular orientations. This side is dominated by the Rio Genil which starts near Mulhacén and into which many of the other rivers flow. Geologically, the range is composed chiefly of soft micaceous schists , sloping steeply to the north, but more gradually to the south and south-east. According to the Köppen climate classification , Sierra Nevada has a Mediterranean climate , with different variations depending on
182-403: The western part of the basin was drained by the paleo-Cacín river system, which flowed to the north and then left the basin to the west. The eastern part was drained by the Alhambra system, or paleo-Genil system, was fed by the mountains to the east and fed a small endorheic lake in the north. Some time later, the Genil river changed course to flow west, where it joined the paleo-Cacin system, and
196-783: Was formed during the Alpine Orogeny , a mountain-building event that also formed the European Alps to the east and the Atlas Mountains of northern Africa across the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Sierra as observed today formed during the Paleogene and Neogene Periods (66 to 1.8 million years ago) from the collision of the African and Eurasian continental plates . Central to the mountain range
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