▁com arc as ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁Cast ile - La ▁Man cha ▁in ▁its ▁western ▁side . ▁ ▁The ▁Castle ▁of ▁Per ac ense ▁r ises ▁at op ▁an ▁esc arp ment ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁range . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁known ▁as ▁Mir ador ▁de ▁la ▁Mar aj osa ▁offers ▁am ple ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁landscape . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁aer og ener ators ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁M ener a ' s ▁rid ges . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁main ▁range ▁is ▁aligned ▁in ▁a ▁N N W ▁- ▁S SE ▁direction . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁high ▁or ▁consp ic uous ▁as ▁other ▁mountain ▁ranges ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁System . ▁From ▁the ▁hydro graph ic ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁the ▁Sierra ▁M ener a ▁div ides ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁from ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁waters hed . ▁The ▁eastern ▁riv u lets ▁are ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁J il oca ▁River , ▁the ▁western ▁of ▁the ▁Tag us , ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁have ▁no ▁exit , ▁ending ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Lag una ▁de ▁Gal loc anta ▁bas in . ▁ ▁Sierra ▁M ener a ' s ▁highest ▁point ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 , 6 0 1 ▁m ▁high ▁sum mit ▁known ▁as ▁Monte ▁de ▁San ▁G in és ; ▁another ▁important ▁peak ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 5 9 1 ▁m ▁high ▁M oj ón ▁Al to . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Sierra ▁M ener