El Torreón height
7,871ft
above sea level · 2,399 m
El Torreón is the highest summit in Extremadura and the 13th highest summit in Castile and León in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s in the Sierra de Béjar, part of the Central System.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 40.29° N · 5.74° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 17′ 32″ N · 5° 44′ 27″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30T · 267,029 E · 4,463,787 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Candelario
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 7,862 ft (2,396.3 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 7,871 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 7,871 ft (2,399 m), El Torreón ranks 53rd among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 4,318 ft lower than Mount Teide.
It’s the highest point of Cáceres province. The summit sits on the border between Cáceres and Salamanca.
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), 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 Salamanca, 47 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 5,259 ft above the city.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Salamanca province is Canchal de la Ceja, at 7,963 ft (2,427 m). It lies 1.1 mi away in a straight line, 92 ft above El Torreón.
- 17 El Torreón 7,871 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of El Torreón.
How high is El Torreón?
El Torreón rises to 7,871 feet (2,399 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 El Torreón?
Latitude 40.29213 and longitude -5.74083 in decimal degrees (40° 17′ 32″ N · 5° 44′ 27″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 267,029 E and 4,463,787 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
Is El Torreón the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 53rd 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 El Torreón is the highest in Extremadura.
Which municipality is the summit in?
Candelario, in Salamanca province (Castile and León), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries. The point is just 3 m (10 ft) from the boundary, so the summit is shared with the neighboring municipality.
How high is El Torreón in feet?
7,871 feet. The official height is 2,399 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 2,399 × 3.28084 ≈ 7,871 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