🌋 Teide National Park
Spain's highest peak and a UNESCO World Heritage volcanic landscape
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Canary Islands, Spain
- Mount Teide elevation: 3,718 meters (12,198 feet)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007
- Home to the Teide Observatory, a major astrophysical research facility
Teide National Park encompasses Spain's highest mountain and one of Europe's most significant volcanic landscapes. Mount Teide is a stratified volcano whose repeated eruptions with varying lava types have created distinct geological layers. The surrounding park protects calderas, cinder cones, and extensive lava fields that form a dramatic and largely barren terrain ...