Mount Teide height
12,188ft
above sea level · 3,715 m
Mount Teide is the highest point in Spain. It rises on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, inside Teide National Park.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 28.27° N · 16.64° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 28° 16′ 22″ N · 16° 38′ 32″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 28R · 338,924 E · 3,128,504 N
- Zone 28 · REGCAN95, the official datum in the Canary Islands
- Municipality
- La Orotava
- Municipality the summit lies in
- Time zone
- Canary Islands time
- UTC+0 · UTC+1 in summer
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 12,178 ft (3,712 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 12,188 ft.
Compared with Spain’s other peaks
At 12,188 ft (3,715 m), Mount Teide is the highest summit in Spain. Next come Mulhacén, at 11,414 ft, and Aneto, at 11,168 ft.
It’s the highest point of Santa Cruz de Tenerife province.
Other summits in the Canary Islands with their own page: Roque de los Muchachos (7,966 ft).
The nearest provincial capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 27 mi away in a straight line. The summit stands 12,054 ft above the city.
- 1 Mount Teide 12,188 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mount Teide.
How high is Mount Teide?
Mount Teide rises to 12,188 feet (3,715 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 Mount Teide?
Latitude 28.27269 and longitude -16.64227 in decimal degrees (28° 16′ 22″ N · 16° 38′ 32″ W). In UTM, zone 28: 338,924 E and 3,128,504 N, in the REGCAN95 datum.
Is Mount Teide the highest mountain in Spain?
Yes. At 12,188 ft (3,715 m), it’s Spain’s highest point. Next come Mulhacén (11,414 ft) and Aneto (11,168 ft).
Which municipality is the summit in?
La Orotava, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province (Canary Islands), according to the IGN’s municipal boundaries.
How high is Mount Teide in feet?
12,188 feet. The official height is 3,715 meters, and one meter is 3.28084 feet, so 3,715 × 3.28084 ≈ 12,188 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 (10 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