Peñalara glacial cirque is a cirque glacier located within the Peñalara Natural Park, in the center of the Sierra de Guadarrama. It is the most extensive of the mountain range with its 140 hectares approximately. Administratively it is within the municipality of Rascafría, a Spanish municipality located in the northwest of the Community of Madrid.
Northwest sector of the Peñalara cirque seen from the road leading to the Laguna Grande de Peñalara.
Meadow at the base of the northwest sector of the cirque dotted with streams. Behind the moraine we can see the Cabezas de Hierro.
One of the small waterfalls that form on the walls of the Peñalara cirque during the thaw in June.
Peak and Laguna Grande de Peñalara.
The Peñalara Natural Park is a natural park of 7.68 km2 in the northwest of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It was designated in June 1990.
The park is situated in the central zone of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Since 2013, the Sierra de Guadarrama has also been protected by a national park designation.
Peak of Two Sisters Mountain, cirque and peak of Peñalara reflected in a glacial lake.
Bird Lake and the Cliff of Carnations and Bird Cliff behind. The Cliff of Carnations is the second-highest peak in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Overlook of Peñalara Nature Reserve, taken in the summer from the peak of the Horseshoe Skulls. Visible are Peñalara's moraines and the cirque of Pepe Hernando.
Peñalara Great Lake.
