Peña Prieta height
8,330ft
above sea level · 2,539 m
Peña Prieta is the 4th highest summit in Cantabria in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Cantabrian Mountains.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.02° N · 4.73° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 1′ 26″ N · 4° 43′ 48″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 359,044 E · 4,764,913 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Vega de Liébana
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 8,324 ft (2,537.3 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 8,330 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 8,330 ft (2,539 m), Peña Prieta ranks 38th among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 3,858 ft lower than Mount Teide.
Other summits in Cantabria with their own page: Torre Blanca (8,586 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is León, 52 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 5,607 ft above the city.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Cantabria is Torre Blanca, at 8,586 ft (2,617 m). It lies 12 mi away in a straight line, 256 ft above Peña Prieta.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Peña Prieta.
How high is Peña Prieta?
Peña Prieta rises to 8,330 feet (2,539 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 Peña Prieta?
Latitude 43.02383 and longitude -4.73000 in decimal degrees (43° 1′ 26″ N · 4° 43′ 48″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 359,044 E and 4,764,913 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Peña Prieta the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 38th 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?
Vega de Liébana, in Cantabria province (Cantabria), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries.
How high is Peña Prieta in feet?
8,330 feet. The official height is 2,539 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 2,539 × 3.28084 ≈ 8,330 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 (9 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