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Veleta (Sierra Nevada)

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in 1999. It has since been closed to general traffic beyond Hoya de la Mora, just above the ski station. However, the road is still used by ski station employees, national park rangers, observatory staff, cyclists and walkers, and by a microbus service which takes hikers up to Posiciones del Veleta,
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a viewpoint 3,100 metres above sea level. In summer it is a relatively easy walk up to the summit from there.
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The Corral de la Veleta or Corral del Veleta glacier, at 37° N the southernmost
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is located on the slopes of Pico Veleta, at an elevation of 2920 m.
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Elevation
Coordinates
37°3′24″N 3°21′57″W / 37.05667°N 3.36583°W / 37.05667; -3.36583
Veleta is located in Province of Granada
Veleta is located in Andalusia
Veleta is located in Spain
Province of Granada
Andalucia
Spain
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Easiest route
Granada

Iberian Peninsula
Sierra Nevada
Granada
Sierra Nevada Ski Station
highest paved road in Europe
Alpujarras
Sierra Nevada National Park
glacier
IRAM 30m telescope
Sierra Nevada Ski Station
List of highest paved roads in Europe
List of highest paved roads in Europe by country
List of mountain passes

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