Table 1
Main characteristics of the summits.
| Mulhacén | Monte Perdido | Aneto | Pica d’Estats | Pedraforca | |
| General characteristics | |||||
| Location1 | 30N 472300 4100841 | 31N 256998 4729051 | 31N 307853 4722508 | 31N 368712 4725071 | 31N 392983 4677231 |
| Autonomous Community | Andalusia | Aragon | Aragon | Catalonia | Catalonia |
| Province | Granada | Huesca | Huesca | Lleida | Barcelona- Lleida |
| Approximate distance and time to major population centres2 | 87.1 km from Huesca (1 h 15’) 158 km from Zaragoza (2 h) | 87.1 km from Huesca (1 h 15’) 158 km from Zaragoza (2 h) | 152 km from Huesca (2 h 30’) 162 km from Lleida (2 h 35’) | 265 km from Barcelona (3 h 50’) 170 km from Lleida (2 h 50’) | 145 km from Barcelona (1 h 50’) 195 km from Lleida (2 h 10’) |
| Management characteristics | |||||
| Management body | Government of Andalusia Department of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy. Autonomous Agency of National Parks | Government of Aragon. Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment Autonomous Agency of National Parks | Government of Aragon. Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment | Government of Catalonia Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda Department | Government of Catalonia Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda Department |
| Level of protection | Natura 2000 Sierra Nevada National Park | Natura 2000 Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park | Natura 2000 Posets-Maladeta National Park | Natura 2000 Alt Pirineu Natural Park | Natura 2000 Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Pedraforca Massif Natural Site of National Interest |
| Access regulation | Unregulated | Temporary parking regulation | Temporary parking regulation | Unregulated | Unregulated |
| Physical characteristics | |||||
| Altitude m a.s.l. | 3,479 | 3,355 | 3,404 | 3,143 | 2,506 |
| Number of access routes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Distance of the most popular route (km) | 16.5 | 31.1 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 7.6 |
| Positive difference in altitude (m) | 1,255 | 2,889 | 1,499 | 1,582 | 1,059 |
| Singularities of accessibility | Scree | Glacier – Loose rock cliff | Glacier | Glacier | Clambering |
| Difficulty (Sendif method)3 | 1,894 | 4,629 | 2,076 | 2,336 | 1,435 |
| Social characteristics | |||||
| Number of visitors to the Park in 2020 | 418,734 | 422,570 | Sin datos | 367,713 | 363,370 |
| Number of visitors peak year 2020 | 19,609 | 17,002 | 9,912 | 7,713 | 27,678 |
| Note: (1) The ETRS89 / UTM coordinate reference system was used. (2) Google Maps was used for the calculation (distance and time). (3) Sendif is a method for determining the difficulty of walking routes, developed by the Institute for the Development and Promotion of the Alt Pirineu and Aran (IDAPA, 2018). | |||||
