El Pilón

mountain, Canary Islands, Spain

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El Pilón is a volcanic cone located on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the larger mountain known as El Teide, which is a complex of volcanoes within a caldera called Las Cañadas. Teide Peak, situated atop El Pilón, reaches an elevation of 12,198 feet (3,718 meters), making it the highest point in Spain. This volcanic peak is the centerpiece of Teide National Park, established in 1954 and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007. The last eruption associated with El Teide occurred in 1909.1

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Teide Peak
Teide is the peak atop El Pilón, a 492-foot- (150-metre-) high volcanic cone that rises from a crater on the upper reaches of the mountain El Teide, which is itself a conglomeration of several volcanoes rising within a 10-mile- (16-km-) wide caldera called Las Cañadas. Snow covers the summit only…
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Teide is the peak atop El Pilón, a 492-foot- (150-metre-) high volcanic cone that rises from a crater on the upper reaches of the mountain El Teide, which is itself a conglomeration of several volcanoes rising within a 10-mile- (16-km-) wide caldera called Las Cañadas. Snow covers the summit only…
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