Cabeza de Manzaneda height
5,843ft
above sea level · 1,781 m
Cabeza de Manzaneda is the 4th highest summit in Galicia in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Serra de Queixa, part of the Galician Massif.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.26° N · 7.30° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 15′ 26″ N · 7° 17′ 52″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 29T · 640,399 E · 4,679,726 N
- Zone 29 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Manzaneda
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 5,834 ft (1,778.1 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 5,843 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 5,843 ft (1,781 m), Cabeza de Manzaneda ranks 132nd among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 6,345 ft lower than Mount Teide.
Other summits in Galicia with their own page: Peña Trevinca (6,978 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is Ourense, 29 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 5,413 ft above the city.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Ourense province is Peña Trevinca, at 6,978 ft (2,127 m). It lies 26 mi away in a straight line, 1,135 ft above Cabeza de Manzaneda.
- 29 Cabeza de Manzaneda 5,843 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Cabeza de Manzaneda.
How high is Cabeza de Manzaneda?
Cabeza de Manzaneda rises to 5,843 feet (1,781 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 Cabeza de Manzaneda?
Latitude 42.25711 and longitude -7.29788 in decimal degrees (42° 15′ 26″ N · 7° 17′ 52″ W). In UTM, zone 29: 640,399 E and 4,679,726 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is Cabeza de Manzaneda the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 132nd 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?
Manzaneda, in Ourense province (Galicia), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries.
How high is Cabeza de Manzaneda in feet?
5,843 feet. The official height is 1,781 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 1,781 × 3.28084 ≈ 5,843 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 (0 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