What is Sierra Nevada National Park?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada | alt_name = Sierra Nevada National Park | iucn_category = II | photo = Spain Sierra Nevada.jpg | photo_caption = Satellite image of Sierra Nevada. The chain of mountains is visible in the center; below this are clouds blown by winds from the southeast. | location = [[Granada (province)|Granada]], [[Almería (province)|Almería]], [[Andalusia]], Spain | coords ={{coord|37|12|0|N|3|15|0|W|type:landmark_region:ES_source:nlwiki|display=inline,title}} }} The '''[[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]] [[National Park]]''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada''') is a national park in Spain. It is in the [[Granada (province)|Granada]] and [[Province of Almería|Almería]] provinces. Its area is {{convert|85883|ha|sqmi}}.<ref>[http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7418 Junta de Andalucía website]</ref> Sierra Nevada was one of 100 finalists for the [[12 Treasures of Spain]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sobreturismo.es/2007/11/27/lista-de-100-finalistas-de-nuestros-12-tesoros-de-espana/ |title=Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España |publisher=Sobreturismo.es |date=2007-11-27 |accessdate=2014-10-06}}</ref> ==Geography== There are more than 20 peaks over {{convert|3000|m|abbr=off}}. The highest are Mulhacén ({{convert|3479| m|disp=or}}),<ref>ftp://ftp.geodesia.ign.es/Red_Geodesica/Hoja1027/102763.pdf{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Veleta ({{convert|3396| m|disp=or}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=ftp://ftp.geodesia.ign.es/Red_Geodesica/Hoja1027/102743.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-06 |archive-date=2021-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303093459/ftp://ftp.geodesia.ign.es/Red_Geodesica/Hoja1027/102743.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Alcazaba ({{convert|3371| m|disp=or}}). ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarF