Roque de los Muchachos height
7,966ft
above sea level · 2,428 m
Roque de los Muchachos is the 3rd highest summit in the Canary Islands in the IGN’s table of Spanish summits. It’s on the island of La Palma.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.75° N · 17.88° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 45′ 15″ N · 17° 53′ 6″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 218,286 E · 3,184,170 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- El Paso
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 7,954 ft (2,424.5 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 7,966 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 7,966 ft (2,428 m), Roque de los Muchachos ranks 48th among the 228 Spanish summits in the IGN’s table, 4,222 ft lower than Mount Teide.
Other summits in the Canary Islands with their own page: Mount Teide (12,188 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 101 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 7,831 ft above the city.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province is Mount Teide, at 12,188 ft (3,715 m). It lies 82 mi away in a straight line, 4,222 ft above Roque de los Muchachos.
- 16 Roque de los Muchachos 7,966 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Roque de los Muchachos.
How high is Roque de los Muchachos?
Roque de los Muchachos rises to 7,966 feet (2,428 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 Roque de los Muchachos?
Latitude 28.75423 and longitude -17.88489 in decimal degrees (28° 45′ 15″ N · 17° 53′ 6″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 218,286 E and 3,184,170 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
Is Roque de los Muchachos the highest mountain in Spain?
No. It ranks 48th 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?
El Paso, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province (Canary Islands), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries. The point is just 22 m (72 ft) from the boundary, so the summit is shared with the neighboring municipality.
How high is Roque de los Muchachos in feet?
7,966 feet. The official height is 2,428 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 2,428 × 3.28084 ≈ 7,966 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 (2 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