The area is of Fuente de Hervidero is quite some time one of the places with the most mountaineering activity of Sierra Nevada, not only because of its spectacular scenery and the variety of tours, also by the easy access from La Zubia and Granada.
Also, in this area is one of the sites with the greatest environmental importance of the Sierra Nevada, because in the dolomitic sands of the slopes of the Trevenque survive only endemic species that have been adapted the harsh terrain.