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Castile Ranges

Range Type	Peninsula
Highest Point	Pico Almanzor (2591 m/8501 ft)
Countries	Spain
States/Provinces	Castilla-La Mancha (38%), Castilla y León (32%), Extremadura (22%), Madrid (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	106,725 sq km / 41,207 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	353 km / 220 mi North-South 507 km / 315 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	40° 7' N; 4° 33' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Castile Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Castile Ranges.

Iberian Peninsula	Level 2 (Parent)
Portugal-Galicia	Level 3 (Sibling)
Cordillera Cantabrica	Level 3 (Sibling)
Pyrenees	Level 3 (Sibling)
Castile Ranges	Level 3
Sierra de Gata	Level 4 (Child)
Sierra de Gredos	Level 4 (Child)
Sierra de Guadarrama	Level 4 (Child)
Sierra de San Pedro	Level 4 (Child)
Sierra de Guadalupe	Level 4 (Child)
Montes de Toledo	Level 4 (Child)
La Mancha	Level 4 (Child)
Sistema Iberico	Level 3 (Sibling)
Balearic Islands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Andalucian Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Castile Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Pico Almanzor	2591	8501	Sierra de Gredos
2.	La Galana	2572	8438	Sierra de Gredos
3.	Pico del Güetre	2549	8363	Sierra de Gredos
4.	Canchal de la Ceja	2428	7966	Sierra de Gredos
5.	Pico de Peñalara	2428	7966	Sierra de Guadarrama
6.	Torreón del Calvitero	2400	7874	Sierra de Gredos
7.	Cerro Claveles	2388	7835	Sierra de Guadarrama
8.	Cabeza de Hierro Mayor	2381	7812	Sierra de Guadarrama
9.	Cabeza de Hierro Menor	2376	7795	Sierra de Guadarrama
10.	Canchal Negro	2369	7772	Sierra de Gredos
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Pico Almanzor	2591	8501	Sierra de Gredos
2.	Pico de Peñalara	2428	7966	Sierra de Guadarrama
3.	La Hastiala	1735	5692	Sierra de Gata
4.	Villuercas	1595	5233	Sierra de Guadalupe
5.	Corocho de Rocigalgo	1449	4754	Montes de Toledo
6.	Cerro Gollino	834	2736	La Mancha

Photos of Peaks in the Castile Ranges

Pico de Peñalara

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im aufstieg zur peñalara (2019-01-26). Photo by Nikolaus Zulinski.
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