▁and ▁Gib ral tar ▁and ▁n ortheast ▁towards ▁A lic ante ▁Province . ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁sub system s : ▁ ▁Pre ba etic ▁System , ▁which ▁begins ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Sur ▁de ▁Ja én , ▁reaching ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁sh ores ▁in ▁A lic ante ▁Province . ▁La ▁S ag ra ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁at ▁ 2 , 3 8 2 ▁m . ▁ ▁Sub ba etic ▁System , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁central ▁position ▁within ▁the ▁Ba etic ▁Systems , ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁Cape ▁T raf al gar ▁in ▁C ád iz ▁Province ▁across ▁And alus ia ▁to ▁the ▁Region ▁of ▁Mur cia . ▁The ▁highest ▁point , ▁at ▁, ▁is ▁Pe ña ▁de ▁la ▁Cruz ▁in ▁Sierra ▁A ran a . ▁ ▁Pen iba etic ▁System , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁sout he astern ▁area ▁stretch ing ▁between ▁Gib ral tar ▁across ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast al ▁And alus ian ▁provinces . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁the ▁ 3 , 4 7 8 ▁m ▁high ▁Mul h ac én ▁in ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁ ▁The ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁contains ▁rocks ▁of ▁every ▁ge ological ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁Ed ia car an ▁to ▁the ▁Rec ent , ▁and ▁almost ▁every ▁kind ▁of ▁rock ▁is ▁represented . ▁World - class ▁min eral ▁depos its ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁there . ▁The ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula