Las Banderillas or Cerro de las Banderillas, height 1993 m, is the highest mountain in the Sierra del Segura, a mountain range in Southern Spain

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The Sierra del Segura cordillera, along with Sierra de Cazorla

Sierra de Cazorla

Sierra de Cazorla is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in Spain. It is named after the ancient town of Villa de Segura and it gives its name to the Segura River...

, is part of the Pre-baetic System

Baetic Cordillera

The Baetic System is the main system of mountain ranges in Spain. Located in southern and eastern Spain, it is also known as the Baetic Cordillera, Baetic Ranges or Baetic Mountains...

. Both mountain chains are included in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park

Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park

Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain, established in 1986. With an area of , it is the largest protected area in Spain and the second largest in Europe. It was declared a biosphere reserve by...

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Las Banderillas is often partly covered with snow in the winter. Its western face is a sheer cliff overlooking the Aguamulas River valley and la Campana Brook. Its eastern side, on the other hand, descends less abruptly towards the Pinar Negro and Campos de Hernán Perea plateaus.

This mountain can be explored by means of different scenic hiking trails. There is a shack on the Las Banderillas mountaintop containg forest-firefighting equipment.

External links

• Cazorla - Las Banderillas - Hiking (Spanish)
• Banderillas (Spanish)
• Hiking trail - Las Banderillas (Spanish)