The Picos de Europa are a mountain range extending for about 20 km , forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León.The highest peak is Torre de Cerredo, at an elevation of 2650 m .A widely accepted origin for the name is that they were the first sight of Europe for ships arriving from the Americas. The name can be traced to Lucio Marineo Sículo, who mentioned the Rupes Europae in 1530. Ambrosio Morales, chronist of Felipe II of Spain, mentions the Montañas de Europa in 1572. Prudencio de Sandoval calls them the Peñas o Sierras de Europa in 1601.
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