Navachica

Navachica is a mountain in the Province of Málaga in southern Spain, the highest peak in the Sierra Almijara.

Location
The Pico Navachica is the highest peak in the Sierra Almijara. The peak has an elevation of 1831 m, prominence of 597 m and isolation of 19.57 km from La Maroma to the WNW. The mountain is in the Nerja municipality of the Axarquía, which extends from the mountains down to the Mediterranean Sea. It is in the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.

Access
The peak may be reached from the El Pinarillo recreational area near the coast to the south along the Barranco de los Cazadores route. From El Pinarillo Area to Waypoint STA-017 the route climbs 655 m in a length of 5.7 km, much of the way through a dry riverbed. From there to the peak of Navachica it climbs a further 785 m in a length of 10 km. From the peak there is a panoramic view of the Cerro del Lucero and Maroma peaks.

Geology
The Sierra Almijara holds one of the Spain's main sources of dolomitic marble. The marble gives white and gray tones to the ridges and ravines. There are areas of dolomitic sands on Navachica.