Mount Teide
An active volcano on Tenerife, and at 3,715 metres the highest peak in Spain. It rises from a wide caldera, and a cable car takes visitors to just below the summit crater.
- Where
- La Orotava, Canary Islands, Spain
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.2726, -16.6436
Get the Mount Teide stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Teide. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Canary Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Teide
Teide National Park 2.6 km
A high volcanic landscape on Tenerife centred on Mount Teide, with lava fields, strange rock formations and a huge caldera. The air is clear and thin at over 2,000 metres, and a cable car carries visitors close to the summit.
Loro Parque 17 km
A zoo and parrot park on the northern coast of Tenerife, covering about 13.5 hectares. It began as a collection of parrots, and now includes dolphins, orcas, penguins and an aquarium with a glass tunnel.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna 40 km
A former capital of Tenerife, laid out in the late 15th century on a regular grid of straight streets. It served as a model for colonial towns in the Americas, and its old centre is lined with colourful houses, churches and convents.
Auditorio de Tenerife 43 km
A concert hall on the waterfront of Santa Cruz, designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened in 2003. Its white concrete roof curves out like a wave, and it is the city's best known modern landmark.
Playa de Las Teresitas 52 km
An artificial white sand beach north of the village of San Andrés, near Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Tenerife. The sand was brought from the Sahara. Breakwaters shelter the calm water in front of the Anaga mountains.
La Gomera 60 km
A small round volcanic island in the Canaries, cut by deep ravines. Its inner laurel forest is a national park, and islanders talk to each other across the valleys with a whistled language called Silbo Gomero.
Garajonay National Park 60 km
A national park in the centre of La Gomera covered in laurel forest, a type of cloud forest that once spread across southern Europe. Mist drifts through the mossy trees, and trails climb to the island's high point, Alto de Garajonay.
Risco Caído 100 km
A rocky landscape in the mountains of Gran Canaria with caves that were used by the island's original inhabitants before the Spanish conquest. One of them is a carved chamber where light from the sun and moon entered through a small opening.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Canary Islands
Questions
Where is Mount Teide?
Mount Teide is in La Orotava, Canary Islands, Spain. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Teide National Park (2.6 km), Loro Parque (17 km), San Cristóbal de La Laguna (40 km).
How do I get the Mount Teide stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Teide and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Canary Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Teide before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Canary Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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