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Volcano · Spain

Pico de Teide

Elevation
3,718 m
#1,930
in the world
#2
in Spain
3,715 m
prominence

Pico de Teide is a volcano in Spain, rising to 3,718 m, the 2nd highest in Spain.

Elevation
3,718 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
3,715 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
893 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#1,930
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Pico de Teide

Pico de Teide lies in Spain, in Canary Islands.

Key facts

Elevation
3,718 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
3,715 m
Isolation
893 km
Type
Volcano
Region
Canary Islands
Coordinates
28.273, -16.643

How it ranks

Among peaks in Spain
#2of 108
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,930of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Pico de Teide3,718 m0.0 km
Pico Viejo3,135 m2.3 km
Roque Nublo1,813 m106 km
Pico de las Nieves1,949 m111 km
Cumbre Vieja1,949 m122 km
Roque de los Muchachos2,423 m133 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Pico de Teide.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Realejo AltoSpain35,96313 km
Icod de los VinosSpain24,02413 km
Los RealejosSpain36,40514 km
Guía de IsoraSpain20,53615 km
La OrotavaSpain41,83318 km

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Pico de Teide3,718 m
2Pico de Teide3,718 m
3Pico de Mulhacén3,479 m
4Pico de Aneto3,404 m
5Veleta3,394 m
6Pico de Posets3,371 m
7Monte Perdido3,355 m
8Pico Maldito3,354 m
9Pico del Medio3,349 m
10Pico de les Espades3,328 m

Common questions

How tall is Pico de Teide?
Pico de Teide rises to 3,718 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Pico de Teide?
Pico de Teide is in Spain, in Canary Islands.
Where does Pico de Teide rank?
It is the 2nd highest of the 108 peaks we list in Spain, and #1,930 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Pico de Teide?
Realejo Alto, Spain, about 13 km away.

Explore

Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.