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La Torrecilla

1,919 m6,296 ft

Prominence: 1,468 m4,815 ft
Isolation: 87 km
Tonight: 4°CFair · Wind 9 km/h N

La Torrecilla is a 1,919 m (6,296 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Penibética, Andalusia, Spain.

All facts

Elevation: 1,919 m · 6,296 ft
Nearest higher peak: La Maroma (2,066 m)
Range: Cordillera Penibética
Region: Andalusia, Spain
Spanish name: Torrecilla
Coordinates: 36.6757° N, 4.9960° W

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3D map

La Torrecilla 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

La Torrecilla 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

La Torrecilla elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

La Torrecilla weather

Tonight · Fair · 4°C (39°F) · Wind 9 km/h N

La Torrecilla forecast for the summit, about 1,919 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 315 m.

Tonight4°–9 km/h NBase 13°
Today5°13°–14 km/h NEBase 14 / 22°
Sun5°16°–12 km/h NBase 15 / 26°
Mon7°15°–13 km/h SEBase 16 / 25°
Tue7°14°5.2 mm4 km/h SWBase 16 / 24°
Wed6°13°1.6 mm8 km/h SEBase 15 / 23°
Thu6°12°–12 km/h SEBase 15 / 21°
Fri5°12°–11 km/h SEBase 15 / 22°
Sat7°15°–6 km/h SEBase 17 / 25°
Sun4°13°13.0 mm12 km/h SEBase 14 / 23°

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 9.8 × 9.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

14.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

51.3%

Steep, 30–45°

33.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.5%

Steeper than 30°: 34.6% of the 96 km² view
Relief in view: 1,596 m low point 315 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 46.1%Shrubland 25.6%Grassland 25.1%Bare rock / sparse 3.2%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.9 km, measured from the La Torrecilla summit.

Summit list 9

1Cerro del Pilar1,754 m 0.9 km NNW
2Cerrete de los Valientes1,822 m 1.0 km NE
3Cerro de los Valientes1,743 m 1.2 km NE
4Cerro Estepilar1,720 m 1.6 km N
5Cerro Acelimilla1,731 m 2.4 km N
6Cerro Bernardo1,780 m 2.5 km NNW
7Cerro de los Pilones1,753 m 2.7 km WNW
8Cerro Alto1,810 m 2.9 km NNW
9Peñón de los Enamorados1,775 m 3.4 km NNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.9 km; 529 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Spanish fir207
Portuguese oak67
Stinking hellebore56
Hedgehog Broom56
Spurge-laurel51
Spanish Iris35

Where it sits

Where La Torrecilla sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

NavachicaPeak · 1,831 m107 km E

La Torrecilla downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGLa Torrecilla satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-02.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,911 m at the summit; the official height is 1,919 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,919 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,911 m	-8 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,895 m	-24 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 2026-08-02)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia