Teleno height
7,162ft
above sea level · 2,183 m
Teleno is the 21st highest summit in Castile and León in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Sierra del Teleno, part of the Galician Massif.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.35° N · 6.39° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 20′ 45″ N · 6° 23′ 37″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29T · 714,678 E · 4,691,473 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Lucillo
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 7,158 ft (2,181.8 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 7,162 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 7,162 ft (2,183 m), Teleno ranks 68th among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 5,026 ft lower than Mount Teide.
Other summits in Castile and León with their own page: Torre Cerredo (8,691 ft), Torre Blanca (8,586 ft), Almanzor (8,501 ft), Peñalara (7,966 ft), El Torreón (7,871 ft), Moncayo (7,592 ft), Pico del Lobo (7,454 ft), Urbión (7,310 ft), Peña Cebollera (6,978 ft), and Peña Trevinca (6,978 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is León, 45 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 4,439 ft above the city.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in León province is Torre Cerredo, at 8,691 ft (2,649 m). It lies 98 mi away in a straight line, 1,529 ft above Teleno.
- 23 Teleno 7,162 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Teleno.
How high is Teleno?
Teleno rises to 7,162 feet (2,183 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 Teleno?
Latitude 42.34591 and longitude -6.39374 in decimal degrees (42° 20′ 45″ N · 6° 23′ 37″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 714,678 E and 4,691,473 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Teleno the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 68th 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?
Lucillo, in León province (Castile and León), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries.
How high is Teleno in feet?
7,162 feet. The official height is 2,183 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 2,183 × 3.28084 ≈ 7,162 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 (5 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