Roque Nublo

Roque Nublo
Roque nublo
Location of Roque Nublo on Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands Show map of Gran Canaria Roque Nublo (Canary Islands) Show map of Canary Islands
Location	Province of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Coordinates	27°58′15″N15°36′45″W / 27.97083°N 15.61250°W / 27.97083; -15.61250
Elevation	1,813 m (5,948 ft)

The Roque Nublo seen from the north-east, with the smaller spire (a volcanic plug) known as El Fraile ("the Friar") visible in the far left of the picture.

Roque Nublo (Clouded Rock, Rock in the Clouds) is a volcanic rock on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. It is 80 m (262 ft) tall, and its top is 1,813 m (5,948 ft) above sea level. ^[1] The Roque Nublo is the third highest point on the island of Gran Canaria, after the Morro de la Agujereada at 1,956 m (6,417 ft), ^[2] and the Pico de las Nieves at 1,949 m (6,394 ft).

It was formed by a volcanic eruption around 4.5 million years ago.^{[ citation needed ]}

Location

Roque Nublo is in the 260 km² (100 sq mi) Nublo Rural Park  [ es ], in the Tejeda municipality, near the geographical centre of Gran Canaria. Near to the Roque Nublo are other rock formations, such as the Roque del Fraile and La Rana.

References

1. El Pais Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. La tecnología destrona al Pico de las Nieves como techo de la isla

External links

• "360° Panoramic of The Roque Nublo".