Almanzor height
8,501ft
above sea level · 2,591 m
Almanzor is the 5th highest summit in Castile and León in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Sierra de Gredos, part of the Central System.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.25° N · 5.30° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 14′ 46″ N · 5° 17′ 51″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 304,585 E · 4,457,596 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Candeleda
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 8,485 ft (2,586.2 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 8,501 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 8,501 ft (2,591 m), Almanzor ranks 36th among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 3,688 ft lower than Mount Teide.
It’s the highest point of Ávila province.
Other summits in Castile and León with their own page: Torre Cerredo (8,691 ft), Torre Blanca (8,586 ft), Peñalara (7,966 ft), El Torreón (7,871 ft), Moncayo (7,592 ft), Pico del Lobo (7,454 ft), Urbión (7,310 ft), Teleno (7,162 ft), Peña Cebollera (6,978 ft), and Peña Trevinca (6,978 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is Ávila, 42 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 4,810 ft above the city.
- 11 Almanzor 8,501 ft
Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Almanzor.
How high is Almanzor?
Almanzor rises to 8,501 feet (2,591 meters) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the summit.
What are the coordinates of Almanzor?
Latitude 40.24603 and longitude -5.29748 in decimal degrees (40° 14′ 46″ N · 5° 17′ 51″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 304,585 E and 4,457,596 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Almanzor the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 36th of the 228 summits in the IGN’s table. Spain’s highest is Mount Teide, on Tenerife, at 12,188 ft (3,715 m).
Which municipality is the summit in?
Candeleda, in Ávila province (Castile and León), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries. The point is just 32 m (105 ft) from the boundary, so the summit is shared with the neighboring municipality.
How high is Almanzor in feet?
8,501 feet. The official height is 2,591 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 2,591 × 3.28084 ≈ 8,501 ft.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · Main summits (Información Geográfica Destacada) Official elevation of the summit. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- IGN summit table The summit’s rank, range, the provinces it lies in and its other names. CC BY 4.0 license.
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The summit’s position (4 m from the IGN’s point) and the base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know