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Pico de Mulhacén

Elevation
3,479 m
#2,436
in the world
#3
in Spain
3,290 m
prominence

Pico de Mulhacén is a mountain in Spain, rising to 3,479 m, the 3rd highest in Spain.

Elevation
3,479 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
3,290 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
528 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#2,436
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Pico de Mulhacén

Pico de Mulhacén lies in Spain, in Andalusia.

Key facts

Elevation
3,479 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
3,290 m
Isolation
528 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Andalusia
Coordinates
37.053, -3.311

How it ranks

Among peaks in Spain
#3of 108
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,436of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Veleta3,394 m4.8 km
Sierra de Cogollos1,889 m33 km
Navachica1,517 m51 km
La Torrecilla1,919 m69 km
Cerro Jabalcón1,494 m72 km
Sierra de Alpujata1,074 m142 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Pico de Mulhacén.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
ZubiaSpain18,99525 km
ArmillaSpain21,38030 km
GranadaSpain233,53230 km
GuadixSpain18,71831 km
Las GabiasSpain16,36933 km

About this mountain

With a topographic prominence of 3,290 m, Pico de Mulhacén is Spain's third-highest peak at 3,479 m. Veleta rises to 3,394 m just 4.8 km away, making it the nearest higher summit. Mulhacén stands 528 km from the next higher ground beyond these close neighbours, giving it substantial isolation across the surrounding terrain.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Pico de Teide3,718 m
2Pico de Teide3,718 m
3Pico de Mulhacén3,479 m
4Pico de Aneto3,404 m
5Veleta3,394 m
6Pico de Posets3,371 m
7Monte Perdido3,355 m
8Pico Maldito3,354 m
9Pico del Medio3,349 m
10Pico de les Espades3,328 m

Common questions

How tall is Pico de Mulhacén?
Pico de Mulhacén rises to 3,479 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Pico de Mulhacén?
Pico de Mulhacén is in Spain, in Andalusia.
Where does Pico de Mulhacén rank?
It is the 3rd highest of the 108 peaks we list in Spain, and #2,436 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Pico de Mulhacén?
Zubia, Spain, about 25 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.