La Maroma
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La Maroma, also known as Tejeda, at 2066 m of altitude, is the highest peak
of the Sierra Tejeda, Cordillera Penibética
, Spain
. The summit located in the region of Axarquía
in the border of the provinces of Granada and Málaga.
The name La Maroma ("The Rope") originated in a rope used to descend to an ancient ice house located close to the summit. This mountain is in the Sierra Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Nature Reserve.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the Sierra Tejeda, Cordillera Penibética
Cordillera Penibética
The Cordillera Penibética mountain range is the most southerly of the Baetic Cordillera; it runs along the south coast of Andalusia, from the province of Cádiz, across the province of Almería, into the Region of Murcia...
, Spain
Spain
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. The summit located in the region of Axarquía
Axarquía
Axarquía is a comarca of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the wedge-shaped area east of Málaga. Its name is possibly traced back to Arabic الشرقية ....
in the border of the provinces of Granada and Málaga.
The name La Maroma ("The Rope") originated in a rope used to descend to an ancient ice house located close to the summit. This mountain is in the Sierra Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Nature Reserve.