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Elevation

Aitana height

1,557m

above sea level · 5,108 ft

Aitana is the 3rd highest summit in the Valencian Community in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Serra d'Aitana, part of the Baetic System.

By the All Map Tools Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
38.65° N · 0.27° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 38′ 58″ N · 0° 15′ 58″ W
UTM coordinates
30S · 737,914 E · 4,281,436 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Confrides
Municipality the summit lies in
Province and region
Alicante
Valencian Community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Ground height (MDT05)
1,556 m (5,105 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 1,557 m.

Compared with Spain’s other peaks

At 1,557 m (5,108 ft), Aitana ranks 153rd among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 2,158 m lower than Mount Teide.

It’s the highest point of Alicante province.

Other summits in the Valencian Community with their own page: Alto de las Barracas (1,836 m).

The nearest provincial capital is Alicante, 39 km away in a straight line. The summit stands 1,552 m above the city.

  1. 28 Alto de las Barracas 1,836 m
  2. 29 Cabeza de Manzaneda 1,781 m
  3. 30 Aitana 1,557 m
  4. 31 Aketegi 1,551 m
  5. 32 Aizkorriko gurutzea 1,523 m

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Aitana.

How high is Aitana?

Aitana rises to 1,557 meters (5,108 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the summit.

What are the coordinates of Aitana?

Latitude 38.64956 and longitude -0.26613 in decimal degrees (38° 38′ 58″ N · 0° 15′ 58″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 737,914 E and 4,281,436 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

Is Aitana the highest mountain in Spain?

No. It ranks 153rd of the 228 summits in the IGN’s table. Spain’s highest is Mount Teide, on Tenerife, at 3,715 m (12,188 ft).

Which municipality is the summit in?

Confrides, in Alicante province (Valencian Community), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries.

How high is Aitana in feet?

5,108 feet. The official height is 1,557 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 1,557 × 3.28084 ≈ 5,108 ft.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.

Sources

  • IGN · Main summits (Información Geográfica Destacada) Official elevation of the summit. CC BY 4.0 license.
  • MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
  • IGN summit table The summit’s rank, range, the provinces it lies in and its other names. CC BY 4.0 license.
  • Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
  • OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The summit’s position (1 m from the IGN’s point) and the base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).

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