Sierra de San Pedro
| Sierra de San Pedro | |
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View of Alburquerque, Badajoz with the Sierra de San Pedro in the background
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Torrico de San Pedro |
| Elevation | 702 m (2,303 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) NW/SE |
| Width | 15 km (9.3 mi) NE/SW |
| Area | 800 km2 (310 sq mi) |
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Extremadura, Spain
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| Country | Spain |
| Range coordinates | 39°18′N 6°35′W / 39.300°N 6.583°WCoordinates: 39°18′N 6°35′W / 39.300°N 6.583°W |
| Parent range | Montes de Toledo |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic |
| Type of rock | Granite, slate |
Sierra de San Pedro is a mountain range in the greater Montes de Toledo range, Spain. It is named after Saint Peter the apostle and rises in the limits of Cáceres and Badajoz Provinces, in the western part of the autonomous community of Extremadura close to its border with Portugal. This range gives its name to the Sierra de San Pedro - Los Baldíos comarca.
This mountain range separates the drainage basin of the Tagus to the north from the basin of the Guadiana to the south. The main rivers that have their sources in this range are the Rivera de Aurela, flowing towards the Tagus, as well as the Zapatón River, a tributary of the Xévora River that flows through Portugal into the Guadiana.
The Sierra de San Pedro is a Site of Community Importance in Spain with ID ES0000070.
The Sierra de San Pedro is a range of low hills that stretches for over 60 km in a NW/SE direction. It is parallel to the Serra de São Mamede to the west in nearby Portugal and is relatively lower than the latter. The range is located between the towns of Arroyo de la Luz north of the range and Alburquerque, Badajoz to the south, and the N-630 road (Spain) in the east and the towns of Membrio and San Vicente de Alcántara in the west. The Peña del Águila Dam on river Zapatón that supplies water to Alburquerque is located in the range. A projection of the range stretching northwards from its western end is known as the Sierra de Carbajo, also named Sierra de Santiago, a small range located between Carbajo and Santiago de Alcántara.
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