Teide
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Canary Islands · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Teide is a 12,198 ft summit in the Canary Islands (Spain). PeakAtlas rates it day hike (Class 1 hike); best season is May–Oct. Permit required. Typical staging is Vilaflor (15 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 12,198 ft
- Prominence
- 12,198 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Day hike
- Best season
- May–Oct
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Vilaflor · 15 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Teide, and what do you need before you go?
Teide is listed as Class 1 hike with a best season of May–Oct. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 1 hike
- Best season
- May–Oct
- Access / staging
- Vilaflor, Tenerife
How tall is Teide, and where is it?
- Location
- Tenerife, Spain
- Elevation
- 12,198 ft
- Prominence
- 12,198 ft
- Mountain range
- Canary Islands
- Difficulty
- Class 1 hike
What makes Teide notable?
Spain’s highest mountain and a massive Atlantic volcano.
Spain’s highest peak and a towering Canary Islands volcano above Tenerife’s caldera landscapes.
After you check trip readiness for Teide, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Canary Islands, Tenerife, Spain.
Closest places
- Vilaflor — Tenerife via TF-21
Notable trails & routes
- Montaña Blanca
- Pico Viejo