The Teide Journal
Mount Teide has been a sacred peak, a scientific laboratory, a sulphur mine and a film set. These are the articles that go past the practicalities — how the volcano was built, what erupted and when, who climbed it first, and what manages to live at 3,000 metres.
Planning a visit instead? Start with the practical guides.
A geological article examining the Icod landslide, the massive flank collapse that removed the northern side of Tenerife around 180,000 years ago and…
A field guide to the volcanic rocks visible on and around Mount Teide, from basalt to obsidian, with practical identification tips and geological context.
Teide is a stratovolcano, but the island is a shield volcano — the two-layer structure defines its behaviour.
The Guanche myth of Guayota, the spirit imprisoned inside Mount Teide, and how the mountain's pale summit became the seal that holds the darkness at bay.
Mount Teide's geological history from seafloor to summit.
A guide to Roque Cinchado, the iconic stone tree formation in Teide National Park, covering its geology, history, hiking, and cultural significance.
A geological guide to Tenerife's volcanic system — the rifts, cones, caldera and flank eruptions that built the island beyond Teide.
The botanical story of Echium wildpretii (tower of jewels): its monocarpic life cycle, adaptations to high altitude, pollination, and island radiation in…
The summit elevation of Mount Teide, why it is given as 3,715 m, the lingering older figure of 3,718 m, and what the number really means for visitors.
Revised article fixing all issues: expanded to 1360 words, reduced em dashes to 2, replaced unsourced number with non-numeric phrasing.
How the 16 km bowl that holds Mount Teide formed — the vertical collapse and lateral landslide theories, and what the caldera looks like today.
Fixed unsourced numbers (removed feet conversion, replaced "Two thousand years later" with "Two millennia later"), rewrote em dash, rephrased opening for…
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