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Alcazaba

3,369 m11,053 ft

Prominence: 186 m610 ft
Isolation: 1.6 km
Region: Spain
Tonight: -4°CFair · Wind 3 km/h SW

Alcazaba is a 3,369 m (11,053 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Penibética, Spain.

All facts

Elevation: 3,369 m · 11,053 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mulhacén (3,479 m)
Range: Cordillera Penibética
Spanish name: Pico Alcazaba
Coordinates: 37.0676° N, 3.3010° W

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3D map

Alcazaba 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Alcazaba terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Alcazaba elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Alcazaba weather

Tonight · Fair · -4°C (25°F) · Wind 3 km/h SW

Alcazaba forecast for the summit, about 3,369 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,665 m.

Tonight-4°–3 km/h SWBase 7°
Today-4°5°–10 km/h NBase 7 / 15°
Sun0°8°–9 km/h NBase 11 / 19°
Mon0°10°–8 km/h NBase 11 / 20°
Tue1°8°4.0 mm5 km/h SBase 11 / 18°
Wed-1°3°12.8 mm4 km/h NEBase 10 / 13°
Thu-2°4°0.1 mm6 km/h NEBase 9 / 15°
Fri-2°6°–4 km/h NBase 8 / 16°
Sat-2°6°–5 km/h NBase 8 / 16°
Sun-4°4°9.8 mm3 km/h WBase 6 / 14°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

16.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

48.9%

Steep, 30–45°

30.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

4.2%

Steeper than 30°: 34.2% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,807 m low point 1,665 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 60.0%Grassland 37.9%Shrubland 1.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Alcazaba summit.

Summit list 8

1Puntal de la Cornisa3,316 m 0.6 km SSW
2Peñón del Globo Occidental3,296 m 0.7 km S
3Peñón del Globo3,288 m 0.8 km SSE
4Puntal de las Siete Lagunas3,251 m 1.2 km SSW
5Mulhacén3,479 m 1.8 km SSW
6Mulhacén Antecima Sur3,427 m 2.0 km SSW
7Puntal de la Caldera3,222 m 2.6 km WSW
8Mulhacén II3,362 m 2.8 km SSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 144 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Iberian Ibex46
Alpine Accentor20
Plantago nivalis14
Northern Wheatear12
Southern Gentian8
Pyrenean Thistle7

Where it sits

Where Alcazaba sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

JabalcónPeak · 1,494 m71 km NE

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Print & wall

JPGAlcazaba satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-22.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 3,363 m at the summit; the official height is 3,369 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,369 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,363 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,350 m	-19 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-22)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia