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 TF-21 crossing the caldera floor below Teide
Plants

Retama del Teide: The White Broom That Scents the Caldera

Guide to the Teide white broom (Spartocytisus supranubius) – appearance, ecology, threats, and best viewing.

The TF-21 crossing the caldera floor below Teide
Places & landmarks

Roques de García: The Rock Wall Across the Caldera

An article about the Roques de García rock formations in Teide National Park, covering their geology, the Llano de Ucanca plain, Roque Cinchado, Trail 3,…

Snow on Teide's summit cone lit by alpenglow
Culture & film

Teide's Shadow: The Largest Shadow Cast Over Sea

How and why the triangular shadow of Mount Teide appears at sunrise and sunset.

A viewpoint overlooking the caldera with Teide in the distance
Plants

Teide's Vegetation Zones, Sea Level to Summit

Corrected article with all issues fixed: length expanded to ~1600 words, parallel facts tabulated, em dashes reduced to 3, unsourced number removed,…

The TF-21 crossing the caldera floor below Teide
Eruption history

The 1909 Chinyero Eruption: Tenerife's Last

A calm, specific account of Teide's volcanic history, from the giant landslide that formed the caldera to the historical eruptions and the monitoring that…

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

The Best Miradores in Teide National Park

The six official viewpoints on the TF-21 and TF-38 roads in Teide National Park, with best times and light for each.

The trade-wind cloud sea filling the valleys below the park
Wildlife

The Birds of Teide National Park

Guide to birdwatching on the high ground of Teide National Park, covering the species you can expect to see and where to find them.

The trail climbing the final summit cone
Wildlife

The Blue Chaffinch: Tenerife's Pine-Forest Endemic

A profile of the Tenerife blue chaffinch, the island's pine-forest endemic, its habitat, identification and conservation.

The trade-wind cloud sea filling the valleys below the park
Plants

The Canary Island Pine: The Tree That Survives Fire

Canary Island pine fire adaptation article

The TF-21 crossing the caldera floor below Teide
Plants

The Endemic Plants of Teide National Park

Corrections applied — banned phrases removed, em dashes reduced to 3, all unsourced elevation numbers replaced with relative descriptions (and the table…

A viewpoint overlooking the caldera with Teide in the distance
Wildlife

The Mouflon Problem: An Introduced Sheep in a National Park

The corrected article replaces the unsourced "fifty years" with a non-numeric description, reduces the 16 em dashes to 2 (one per ~500 words), and cuts…

Panorama across the Las Cañadas caldera towards Teide
Places & landmarks

The Parador de las Cañadas del Teide

Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide: staying inside the national park

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