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The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía has a weather station (Observatario Sierra Nevada, 2880m) that is useful for determining current conditions and trends: www.osn.iaa.es/meteo.

Meteo Exploration mountain forecasts can be found at www.meteoexploration.com. Enter your required mountain summit into the search field. They have various locations in their database, including El Caballo (Cerro del Caballo), Veleta, Mulhacén, Picón de Jérez and Trevenque, as well as Refugio Poqueira and Refugio Postero Alto.

Planning and maps

Don’t expect the same level of accuracy in Spanish mapping that exists, for example, in the UK with Ordnance Survey maps. There are a variety of maps available that are relatively accurate, although you should be on the lookout for possible errors – especially with regard to dirt access roads. In addition, the names and altitudes of some peaks differ across the various maps.

The recommended and most accurate maps are listed below. In this guide, altitudes and nomenclature are standardised as per the Editorial Penibética maps.