Mulhacén

Mulhacen from the west

Climbers in front of the uncultivated Refugio de la caldera ( 3065 m). Clearly visible are the routes on the western flank to the summit, September 2011.bdep2

Pd3pd5

The Mulhacen [ mulaθen ] with 3,482, according to other sources 3,479 meters the highest mountain of mainland Spain and the Iberian peninsula generally. It is located in the province of Granada in the Sierra Nevada ( Betic Cordillera ) near Granada.

The Mulhacen is the highest mountain in the continent of Europe outside the Alps and the Caucasus. Spain's highest mountain is the 3,718 m high Mount Teide on Tenerife.

The name derives from one of the last kings and emirs of the Kingdom of Granada, Abu l -Hasan Ali (Spanish Muley hacen ), who was buried there according to the legend at his request.

Routes

In the period between October / November and May / June the summit wearing snow. On the mountain run some simple routes, such as from the south or west. Starting points for this are the mountain villages Trévelez, Capileira or La Cebadilla ( left ). Comparable easy, but longer and therefore more demanding in winter, can be started from the west, starting from the ski below the Pico del Veleta. Use can use a gravel road that leads south-west from the ski below the Mulhacen over.

Accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the mountain are a non bewartete bivouac hut at the western foot of the summit or the all year managed hut Poqueira in the southwest.

The north side of the mountain is difficult to achieve, brusque and dismissive. According demanding to make the routes to the summit of this page.