Natural and national parks

Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada

Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada has 403 km² of forest, mostly pine (70% of the tree cover), between 925 and 3,135 m above sea level. Most of it (88%) lies in the dry bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Also in: Almería

Elevation

1,896 m

925–3,135 m

Wooded ground

403 km²

Pine · 70%

Climate

Dry

88% of the area

Semi-arid12%Dry88%

What comes up here

Ordered by the area's mean index on the last day computed. The mean says whether the drive is worth it; the peak says whether some corner of it is.

Very weakWeakModerateGoodExcellent
as of 15 October 2026

The bar is the area's mean index; the tick is the highest it reaches in any corner of it.

  • Slippery jackSuillus luteusVery weak
    mean 2.2 · peak 27.4
  • Panther capAmanita pantherinaToxicVery weak
    mean 0.8 · peak 15.8
  • Funeral bellGalerina marginataDeadlyVery weak
    mean 0.7 · peak 9.7
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Forest

403 km² of forest

  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris40.3% · 64% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex22.2% · 42% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster15.4% · 58% canopy
  • Black pinePinus nigra11% · 61% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica6.1% · 48% canopy
  • Aleppo pinePinus halepensis2.6% · 62% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.0.9% · 57% canopy
  • Mountain pinePinus uncinata0.7% · 51% canopy
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