Peñalara Natural Park
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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.
Sierra de Guadarrama
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The Sierra de Guadarrama is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges along the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located between the systems Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, and Sierra de Ayllón in the province of Guadalajara.
Sierra de Guadarrama
Satellite image: Sierra de Guadarrama in red, Sistema Central in dashed yellow.
Peñalara, the highest peak
North face of Cabezas de Hierro in spring