Pico Viejo

Pico Viejo is a volcano located on the island of Tenerife in Canary Islands, Spain. It is the second highest peak of Tenerife and the Canary Islands (after the Teide), with a height of 3,135 m above sea level, and a huge crater approximately 720 metres in diameter.^[1]

Crater of Pico Viejo.

View inside crater of Pico Viejo

The volcano is part of the Teide volcanic complex, which began forming about 200,000 years ago in the center of Tenerife. Its crater is one of the satellite craters around El Teide.

It last erupted in 1798, and it is estimated^[2] that it ejected around 12 million m³ of lava over three months forming a black colored surface, which is different from the rest of the volcano area, which are known as the Teide noses.

Climbing routes

Pico Viejo can be climbed from several sides: from the road in the west and south-west, from the hotel Parador, and from Mount Teide.^[3]

The shortest approach from the west and south-west side is if you start from the parking Narices del Teide. From the Parador side, the route starts at the parking area.

See also

• Mount Guajara
• Teide National Park

References

1. Teide volcano : geology and eruptions of a highly differentiated oceanic stratovolcano. Carracedo, J. C. (Juan Carlos), Troll, V. R. Berlin: Springer. 2013. ISBN 978-3-642-25893-0. OCLC 835630472.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Carracedo, Juan Carlos; Troll, Valentin R, eds. (2013). Teide Volcano. Active Volcanoes of the World. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25893-0. ISBN 978-3-642-25892-3. S2CID 127366439.
3. Carracedo, J. C. (Juan Carlos) (26 May 2016). The geology of the Canary Islands. Troll, V. R. Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISBN 978-0-12-809664-2. OCLC 951031503.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

• Geology of the Teide
• Pico Viejo - Route description on Mountains for Everybody.

External links

• Teide National Park - Official Website of Tenerife Tourism Corporation

28.262°N 16.668°W / 28.262; -16.668