Mountain ranges of Spain quiz

The 11 mountain ranges in the quiz

The Baetic System are the highest: Mulhacén reaches 3,479 m / 11,414 ft. Next come the Pyrenees (Aneto, 3,404 m) and the Cantabrian Mountains (Torre Cerredo, 2,649 m).

Elevations come from the IGN’s table of summits, and the outlines from the mountain areas of the IGN’s digital terrain model.

Tips to learn them

Pair each range with its highest peak: when you miss, the hint is that peak.

• Baetic System: Mulhacén, 3,479 m / 11,414 ft
• Pyrenees: Aneto, 3,404 m / 11,168 ft
• Cantabrian Mountains: Torre Cerredo, 2,649 m / 8,691 ft
• Central System: Almanzor, 2,591 m / 8,501 ft
• Iberian System: Moncayo, 2,314 m / 7,592 ft
• Galician Massif: Teleno, 2,183 m / 7,162 ft
• Catalan Coastal Range: Turó de l'Home, 1,706 m / 5,597 ft
• Montes de Toledo: Las Villuercas, 1,593 m / 5,226 ft
• Basque Mountains: Aketegi, 1,551 m / 5,089 ft
• Serra de Tramuntana: Puig Major, 1,436 m / 4,711 ft
• Sierra Morena: Bañuela, 1,332 m / 4,370 ft

Playing in class

Point mode is the place to start; Type mode marks a mountain range on the map for you to name (accents and small typos are forgiven), and Timed mode gives 6 seconds per question. With Challenge your class, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, no accounts needed.

To practice on paper, the matching blank map prints blank, numbered or labeled.

All 11 mountain ranges

1. Baetic System Mulhacén, 3,479 m
2. Basque Mountains Aketegi, 1,551 m
3. Cantabrian Mountains Torre Cerredo, 2,649 m
4. Catalan Coastal Range Turó de l'Home, 1,706 m
5. Central System Almanzor, 2,591 m
6. Galician Massif Teleno, 2,183 m
7. Iberian System Moncayo, 2,314 m
8. Montes de Toledo Las Villuercas, 1,593 m
9. Pyrenees Aneto, 3,404 m
10. Serra de Tramuntana Puig Major, 1,436 m
11. Sierra Morena Bañuela, 1,332 m