The Teide Journal

The mountain, in depth

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.

The floor of the Las Cañadas caldera with Teide rising behind it
Geology

The Icod Landslide: When Half a Volcano Slid Into the Sea

A geological article examining the Icod landslide, the massive flank collapse that removed the northern side of Tenerife around 180,000 years ago and…

Weathered volcanic rock on Teide's summit cone with pale sulphur staining
Geology

The Rocks of Teide: Basalt, Phonolite and Obsidian

A field guide to the volcanic rocks visible on and around Mount Teide, from basalt to obsidian, with practical identification tips and geological context.

The floor of the Las Cañadas caldera with Teide rising behind it
Geology

What Type of Volcano Is Teide? Stratovolcano, Explained

Teide is a stratovolcano, but the island is a shield volcano — the two-layer structure defines its behaviour.

The summit cone standing above a level sea of cloud
Guanche culture

Guayota: The Demon the Guanches Believed Lived Inside Teide

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.

Weathered volcanic rock on Teide's summit cone with pale sulphur staining
Geology

How Mount Teide Was Formed: 12 Million Years of Volcano Building

Mount Teide's geological history from seafloor to summit.

Snow on Teide's summit cone lit by alpenglow
Places & landmarks

Roque Cinchado: The Stone Tree That Was on Spain's Money

A guide to Roque Cinchado, the iconic stone tree formation in Teide National Park, covering its geology, history, hiking, and cultural significance.

The summit cone standing above a level sea of cloud
Reference

Tenerife's Volcanoes: Teide Is Not the Only One

A geological guide to Tenerife's volcanic system — the rifts, cones, caldera and flank eruptions that built the island beyond Teide.

The TF-21 crossing the caldera floor below Teide
Plants

Echium wildpretii: The Botany of the Tower of Jewels

The botanical story of Echium wildpretii (tower of jewels): its monocarpic life cycle, adaptations to high altitude, pollination, and island radiation in…

Panorama across the Las Cañadas caldera towards Teide
Reference

How Tall Is Mount Teide? 3,715 m, and Why Sources Disagree

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.

Weathered volcanic rock on Teide's summit cone with pale sulphur staining
Geology

Inside Teide's Summit Crater: Pilón de Azúcar

Revised article fixing all issues: expanded to 1360 words, reduced em dashes to 2, replaced unsourced number with non-numeric phrasing.

Broken lava blocks around the rim of Teide's summit crater
Geology

Las Cañadas Caldera: The 16 km Bowl Teide Sits In

How the 16 km bowl that holds Mount Teide formed — the vertical collapse and lateral landslide theories, and what the caldera looks like today.

Broken lava blocks around the rim of Teide's summit crater
Geology

Montaña Blanca: The Pale Cone on Teide's Flank

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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