Alto de las Barracas height
6,024ft
above sea level · 1,836 m
Alto de las Barracas is the highest summit in the Valencian Community and the 25th highest summit in Aragon in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Sierra de Javalambre, part of the Iberian System.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.08° N · 1.09° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 4′ 38″ N · 1° 5′ 26″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 662,800 E · 4,438,089 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Puebla de San Miguel
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 6,021 ft (1,835.3 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 6,024 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 6,024 ft (1,836 m), Alto de las Barracas ranks 122nd among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 6,165 ft lower than Mount Teide.
It’s the highest point of Valencia province. The summit sits on the border between Teruel and Valencia.
Other summits in the Valencian Community with their own page: Aitana (5,108 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is Teruel, 18 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 3,018 ft above the city.
- 28 Alto de las Barracas 6,024 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Alto de las Barracas.
How high is Alto de las Barracas?
Alto de las Barracas rises to 6,024 feet (1,836 meters) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the summit.
What are the coordinates of Alto de las Barracas?
Latitude 40.07735 and longitude -1.09068 in decimal degrees (40° 4′ 38″ N · 1° 5′ 26″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 662,800 E and 4,438,089 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Alto de las Barracas the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 122nd of the 228 summits in the IGN’s table. Spain’s highest is Mount Teide, on Tenerife, at 12,188 ft (3,715 m), but Alto de las Barracas is the highest in the Valencian Community.
Which municipality is the summit in?
Puebla de San Miguel, in Valencia province (Valencian Community), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries. The point is just 4 m (13 ft) from the boundary, so the summit is shared with the neighboring municipality.
How high is Alto de las Barracas in feet?
6,024 feet. The official height is 1,836 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 1,836 × 3.28084 ≈ 6,024 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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know