Morro de la Agujereada is the highest altitude of the island of
Gran Canaria,
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
,
Spain. Located in
Pico de las Nieves
Pico de las Nieves is the second highest peak on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Its height is above sea level. It is of volcanic origin ( stratovolcano). On its slopes, Canary Islands Pine was reintroduced in the 1950s.
Tr ...
, it reaches a height of 1,956 meters above sea level (according to the IGN), being the highest altitude in the
province of Las Palmas. Gran Canaria is the third highest island in the Canary Islands, after
Tenerife and
La Palma.
Although traditionally Pico de las Nieves was considered to be 1,949 meters high, Morro de la Agujereada actually reaches its highest point at 1,956 meters.
Morro de la Agujereada is a rocky promontory at the highest point of Pico de las Nieves, whose slopes cover the central area of the summit, and in which numerous snow pits were dug in the past.
References
Mountains of the Canary Islands
Landforms of Gran Canaria
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