Penibaetic System

{{Short description|System of mountain ranges in the southern Iberian Peninsula}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name=Penibaetic System

| other_name= Sistema Penibético

| photo=Veleta desde cima Mulhacen.JPG

| photo_caption=The Veleta summit seen from the Mulhacén

| country= Spain

| country1=

| location= Andalusia / Murcia

|border=

| area_km2=

| length_km= 505| length_orientation=ENE/WSW

| width_km=63| width_orientation=NNW/SSE

| highest=Mulhacén

| elevation_m=3479

| listing =

|coordinates =

| parent = Baetic System

| map = Spain | region =

| geology= Limestone|period=Cenozoic| orogeny=Alpine orogeny

|range_coordinates = {{coord|37|5|0|N|3|4|0|W|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

}}

File:Baetic Systems.png

File:Cuenca Valdeinfierno.JPG river basin in Sierra Nevada]]

File:SierradeEnmedio03.JPG near Puerto Lumbreras, at the eastern end of the system]]

File:Sistemas Beticos.png within Andalusia]]

The Penibaetic System ({{langx|es|Sistema Penibético}} or Cordillera Penibética{{cite web |url=http://www.chsegura.es/chs/cuenca/infraestructuras/embalses/embalsedelTaibilla/marcoterritorial.html |title=Embalse del Taibilla |work=Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura |publisher=Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico - Gobierno de España |language=es |access-date=16 May 2020}}) is the southernmost of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. It includes the highest point in the peninsula, 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada.{{cite web |url=http://www.spanishnature.com/birds/63-general-information/12-introduction-to-the-birds-of-spain.html?ml=5&mlt=system&tmpl=component |title=Introduction to the Birds of Spain |work=Spanish Nature |access-date=16 May 2020}}