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Calar Alto

2,168 m7,113 ft

Prominence: 401 m1,314 ft
Isolation: 28 km
Tonight: 3°CFair · Wind 6 km/h NW

Calar Alto is a 2,168 m (7,113 ft) mountain in the Sierra de los Filabres, Andalusia, Spain.

All facts

Elevation: 2,168 m · 7,113 ft
Nearest higher peak: Cerro del Almirez (2,514 m)
Range: Sierra de los Filabres
Region: Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates: 37.2229° N, 2.5457° W

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3D map

Calar Alto 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Calar Alto terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Calar Alto elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Calar Alto weather

Tonight · Fair · 3°C (37°F) · Wind 6 km/h NW

Calar Alto forecast for the summit, about 2,168 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,270 m.

Tonight3°–6 km/h NWBase 8°
Today3°11°–14 km/h SBase 9 / 16°
Sun4°15°–11 km/h SEBase 9 / 20°
Mon8°15°–9 km/h SBase 13 / 20°
Tue8°15°0.1 mm4 km/h SEBase 13 / 20°
Wed5°12°–9 km/h SEBase 10 / 17°
Thu5°12°0.7 mm9 km/h SEBase 10 / 17°
Fri5°13°–8 km/h SBase 11 / 18°
Sat6°14°–8 km/h SBase 11 / 19°
Sun5°12°4.8 mm14 km/h SBase 11 / 17°

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Calar Alto

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Calar Alto, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.4 km W
+2 more within 0.5 km
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Nearest hut
Refugio de Las Hoyas
5.5 km ESE · +2 more within 6.7 km
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Nearest trailhead
SL-A 192 Las Menas
7.4 km NNE
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Nearest campsite
Camping las Menas
7.4 km NNE
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.4 km W
Parking	0.5 km W
Parking	0.5 km W
Refugio de Las HoyasHut	5.5 km ESE
Refugio del Peñón del NegronHut	5.7 km WSW
Refugio del Collado del RamalHut	6.7 km NE
SL-A 192 Las MenasTrailhead	7.4 km NNE
Camping las MenasCampsite	7.4 km NNE

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°

36.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

57.6%

Steep, 30–45°

5.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.2%

Steeper than 30°: 5.8% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 897 m low point 1,270 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 71.7%Grassland 25.2%Bare rock / sparse 1.7%Shrubland 0.9%Built-up 0.5%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 176 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Black Satyr19
Hedgehog Broom19
Erodium rupicola18
Northern Wheatear13
Black Redstart10
Iberian Ibex10

Where it sits

Where Calar Alto sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

La MaromaPeak · 2,066 m138 km WSW

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,167 m at the summit; the official height is 2,168 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,168 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,167 m	-1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,161 m	-7 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 2026-09-14)
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

Calar Alto

West → east through the summit

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