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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.
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]
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.
Tenerife is the tallest of the islands, with the volcanic peak jetting more than 12,000 feet above sea level, making it a great spot for deep-space telescopes and visitors interested in general ...
World peaks with 4000 meters of prominence from peakbagger.com; World top 50 most prominent peaks, originally compiled by David Metzler and Eberhard Jurgalski, and updated with the help of others as new elevation information, especially SRTM, has become available. World top 100 most prominent peaks, from the same authors as the top 50.
Soak up the sunshine in Tenerife, where you can hike Spain’s highest mountain or just relax on an Atlantic beach. Mix the mountains and deserts of Morocco with a spell in Marrakech.
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 ]
Yet, if you measure a mountain from its base to its peak, then the 33,500-foot (10,211-meter) Mauna Kea, an inactive shield volcano on the island of Hawaii, would instead come out on top.