Torre Blanca height
8,586ft
above sea level · 2,617 m
Torre Blanca is the highest summit in Cantabria and the 3rd highest summit in Castile and León in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Picos de Europa, part of the Cantabrian Mountains.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 43.17° N · 4.85° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 10′ 22″ N · 4° 51′ 6″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 349,495 E · 4,781,664 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Posada de Valdeón
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 8,578 ft (2,614.6 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 8,586 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 8,586 ft (2,617 m), Torre Blanca ranks 31st among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 3,602 ft lower than Mount Teide.
It’s the highest point of Cantabria province. The summit sits on the border between Cantabria and León.
Other summits in Castile and León with their own page: Torre Cerredo (8,691 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), Teleno (7,162 ft), Peña Cebollera (6,978 ft), and Peña Trevinca (6,978 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is Oviedo, 52 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 7,815 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 1.7 mi away in a straight line, 105 ft above Torre Blanca.
- 10 Torre Blanca 8,586 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Torre Blanca.
How high is Torre Blanca?
Torre Blanca rises to 8,586 feet (2,617 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 Torre Blanca?
Latitude 43.17276 and longitude -4.85167 in decimal degrees (43° 10′ 22″ N · 4° 51′ 6″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 349,495 E and 4,781,664 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Torre Blanca the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 31st of the 228 summits in the IGN’s table. Spain’s highest is Mount Teide, on Tenerife, at 12,188 ft (3,715 m), but Torre Blanca is the highest in Cantabria.
Which municipality is the summit in?
Posada de Valdeón, in León province (Castile and León), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries. The point is just 5 m (16 ft) from the boundary, so the summit is shared with the neighboring municipality.
How high is Torre Blanca in feet?
8,586 feet. The official height is 2,617 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 2,617 × 3.28084 ≈ 8,586 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 (3 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