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
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