Galician Massif

Galician Massif
Macizo Galaico Macizo Galaico-Leonés
Highest point
Peak	Peña Trevinca
Elevation	2,124 m (6,969 ft)
Coordinates	42°14′33″N 6°47′45″W / 42.24250°N 6.79583°W / 42.24250; -6.79583
Geography
Topographic map of Galicia
Country	Spain
Autonomous Communities	Galicia and Castile and León
Range coordinates	42°30′N 8°6′W / 42.500°N 8.100°W / 42.500; -8.100
Geology
Orogeny	Variscan orogeny
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Schist, gneiss and granite

The Galician Massif or Galician-Leonese Massif (Spanish: Macizo Galaico, also known as Macizo Galaico-Leonés) is a system of mountain ranges in the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Galicia with its southeastern end reaching into the provinces of Zamora and León of Castile and León. Its highest point is Pena Trevinca at 2,127 metres (6,978 ft) . Another important peak is Cabeza de Manzaneda (1,781 m).

In traditional local folklore the forests of the Galician System are said to be inhabited by a variety of elves, fairies, ghosts, the Santa Compaña, the Nubeiro and witches (meigas).