Least ConcernCommon Crane
Grus grus
The highest massif in Mediterranean Europe outside the Caucasus, with more than 20 peaks above 3,000 metres
Area
858 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1999
Declared a national park in 1999, though protected as a nature park since 1989 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1986, Sierra Nevada is the highest massif in Mediterranean Europe outside the Caucasus, with Mulhacén (3,479 m) as the roof of the Iberian Peninsula. Its enormous altitudinal range, from subtropical crops at its foot to an Arctic-alpine climate on its summits, has produced an exceptional plant endemism, with more than 80 species that exist nowhere else on the planet.
3 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in Spain, where Sierra Nevada lies.
Where can I dive near here?
133 km away
230 km away
247 km away
What is worth looking out for this month in Spain?
Now is a good time: Common crane wintering at Gallocanta Lagoon (October to March (passage peaks in November and February))
Now is a good time: Soaring bird migration across the Strait of Gibraltar (Spring passage February to May and autumn passage July to November)
Now is a good time: Soaring bird migration across the Strait of Gibraltar (Spring passage February to May and autumn passage July to November)
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Spain
Same country: Spain
Same country: Spain
Same country: Spain
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Region
Iberian Peninsula
Climate
Arid / desert, Temperate, Mediterranean, Mountain
Best season
All year round
Threatened:
Now is a good time: Soaring bird migration across the Strait of Gibraltar (Spring passage February to May and autumn passage July to November)
Spain
