The following Batting Practice schedule will be in place for the 2016 Houston Astros Home Games. - Astros BP to start at 4:45 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. game times before September 1st. - Astros BP to start at 4:35 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. game times after September 1st.
Pico de Veleta - The Highest Road in Europe. Climbing the Pico de Veleta is one of the great cycling challenges in Europe. The mountain is the third highest peak in Spain, and also the highest paved road in Europe. It perhaps lacks the fame of Tourmalet, Ventoux or Alpe d'Huez; but Veleta is longer and tougher than all of them. Veleta is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalucia, with the climb beginning in the city of Granada.
Highest Peaks in the Sierra Nevada. There are over 120 peaks in the Sierra Nevada over 13,000 ft (3,962 meters), including the highest peak in the contiguous United States (Mt. Whitney, 14,494 ft.). The vast majority of these high peaks are located in southern part of the range. Only three peaks over 13,000 feet occur as far north as Yosemite National Park, in the central part of the Sierra Nevada (see a profile of the Sierra crest).