The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range in central Spain that spans the provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Madrid, and Toledo. It is part of the much larger Sistema Central of mountain ranges. Its highest point is Pico Almanzor, at 2,592 meters and it has been declared a natural park by the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The Sierra de Gredos is one of the most extensive mountain ranges of the Central System; it comprises five river valleys: the Alto Tormes, the Alto Alberche, the Tiétar Oriental, the Tiétar Occidental y la Vera, and the Valle del Ambroz. The first known inhabitants were the Vettones, a pre-Roman Celtic people. The central part of the range encomprises the Sierra de Gredos Regional Park.
Pico Almanzor rising over river Tiétar
The South face of the Sierra de Gredos mountain range, seen from Oropesa (Toledo).
The North face of Circo de Gredos, seen from Morezon
The Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica). Sierra de Gredos
The Central System, Spanish and Portuguese: Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.
View of La Serrota, 2.294 m, in Ávila Province
View of the Serra da Estrela, containing the highest point in continental Portugal
Alpine lake at Peñalara, Sierra de Guadarrama
A view of the Sierra de Gata peaks in the background over a mountain village
