Mount Teide

Teide or Mount Teide is an active stratovolcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands. Its summit is the highest point in Spain and the highest of any island in the Atlantic Ocean.

European mountains · Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province · Spain · 3,715 m

Roque Cinchado and Teide in Tenerife, Spain

About Mount Teide

Mount Teide is a 3,718 m stratovolcano in Tenerife’s Teide National Park and the highest peak on Spanish soil . The volcano began forming approximately 170,000 years ago after the collapse of an earlier volcanic edifice that created the Las Cañadas caldera .

Teide or Mount Teide is an active stratovolcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands. Its summit is the highest point in Spain and the highest of any island in the Atlantic Ocean. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, Teide reaches a total height of 7,500 m (24,600 ft), making it the third-tallest volcano in the world; UNESCO and NASA also rank it as Earth's third-tallest volcanic structure.

Mount Teide is a 3,718 m stratovolcano in Tenerife’s Teide National Park and the highest peak on Spanish soil . The volcano began forming approximately 170,000 years ago after the collapse of an earlier volcanic edifice that created the Las Cañadas caldera .

Documented mountaineering milestones

  • 1582 — First ascent traditionally documented in modern reference summaries: Sir Edmund Scory
  • 2007 — Teide National Park inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: UNESCO World Heritage Committee

Routes and approaches

The standard summit approach uses the PNT-10 Telesforo Bravo trail from La Rambleta, the upper cable-car station, while the trailhead can also be reached on foot via PNT-07 or PNT-09 .

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Sources and provenance

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