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Mountain Peaks

Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina

Cima del Mulhacén

Mountain Peaks

Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina

Capileira

Cima del Mulhacén

Recommended by 13 people out of 15

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada

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Routes may comprise technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

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Location: Capileira, Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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1. Summit of Mulhacén loop from Capileira

23.8km

09:13

1,290m

Expert mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Mulhacén Peak – Pico del Veleta loop from Pradollano

27.1km

10:47

1,580m

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3. Summit of Mulhacén – Mulhacén Peak loop from Pórtugos

13.6km

06:31

1,000m

990m

Expert mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Oxígeno

April 14, 2022

Among the legends that surround the Sierra Nevada mountains, the story of King Muley Hassem, father of the famous Boabdil, the last monarch of Granda who surrendered the city to the Catholic Monarchs, stands out. The chronicles say that Muley Hassem met a beautiful 12-year-old Christian named Isabel de Solís among the slaves in the entourage of his wife, the sultana Aixa, and fell passionately in love. The Arab converted the young woman to Islam and declared her a favorite of his harem with the name Zoraya, morning star.

The romance was not admitted by the jealous wife who dedicated herself to raising the Saracen court against her husband, giving rise to continuous confrontations and dramatic events that ended in a bloody civil war. Muley Hassem had to flee Granada and died shortly after in the fortress of Mondújar, accompanied by his beloved and a small group of faithful followers who helped Zoraya bury the unfortunate king on the summit of the highest peak of the mountain range and of all the peninsular geographies. Since then, the geological king of Sierra Nevada has been named after the Nasrid king who renounced his kingdom for love.

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Location: Capileira, Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Cima del Mulhacén

1. Summit of Mulhacén loop from Capileira

2. Mulhacén Peak – Pico del Veleta loop from Pradollano

3. Summit of Mulhacén – Mulhacén Peak loop from Pórtugos

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