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The stratovolcanoes Teide and Pico Viejo (Old Peak, although it is in fact younger than Teide) are the most recent centres of activity on the volcanic island of Tenerife, which is the largest (2,058 km 2 or 795 sq mi) and highest (3,715 m or 12,188 ft) island in the Canaries. [29] It has a complex volcanic history.
Mount Guajara from Roques de García. Mount Guajara is a 2,718 m (8,917 ft) high mountain on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.It is the third highest peak of the island and of the Canary archipelago, after Teide and Pico Viejo.
Pico Viejo, also included within the national park limits, is the second highest volcano in the Canary Islands with its 3,135 m peak. Mount Teide and Pico Viejo are the only two peaks in the Canary islands rising above the 3,000 m level. [1] The park has an area of 18,990 hectares located in the municipality of La Orotava. [2]
Pico de Peñalara, 2428 m, the highest of Sierra de Guadarrama La Sagra, at 2383 m is the highest mountain of the Prebaetic System. Puig Major , 1445 m, the highest of Balearic Islands This is a list of Spanish mountains with their elevation taken from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España data. [ 1 ]
Its flat summit on the eastern flank of the Pico del Teide above the edge mountains of the Las Cañadas basin at a height of 2,748 m (9,016 ft). [1] This makes the Montaña Blanca the third highest peak in Tenerife after the Pico del Teide (3,718 m (12,198 ft)) and the Pico Viejo (3,135 m (10,285 ft)).
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife island) Canary Islands: 1954 18,990 ha (46,925 acres) Atop the highest mountain of Spain, this national park, also a UNESCO world heritage site, features volcanic mountains, various plant species including the fragile species such as the Canary Island cedar and the Canary Island pine, and a few birds and animals ...
Chart showing the relationship between the 100 peaks with highest prominence in the world. (In the SVG version, hover over a peak to highlight its parent(s) and click it to view its article.) This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence.
Mount Teide: is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Its 3,718-metre (12,198-foot)-high summit is the highest point in Spain, the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic, and it is the third highest volcano in the world measured from its base on the ocean floor, after Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea located in Hawaii. [5]