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First High Mountain Observatory (Parque Nacional del Teide)

First High Mountain Observatory (Parque Nacional del Teide)

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First High Mountain Observatory (Parque Nacional del Teide)

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Parque Nacional del Teide

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Location: La Orotava, Norte De Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

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Thomas 🖤💚

September 9, 2023

Mountaineering

At the top of Guajara you can find old stone walls. These are the remains of the world's first high mountain observatory. The first stone walls were built on this site by the Italian Sir Charles Piazzi Smyth in 1856. The astronomer conducted research not only in Egypt, but also in Tenerife. In the summer of 1856 he made his star observations on the summit of Guama.

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Freddy 🌞 ⛰

June 14, 2023

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Early in the morning you are almost alone up here, otherwise there are a few people here taking a break.

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Jessica Mather

February 2, 2025

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Montaña Guajara 2718m. Large summit plateau overlooking Pico Teide, with fantastic 360 views. Completed an anticlockwise direction. Usually completed in a clockwise direction but I prefer a steeper ascent and more gradual descent. Often above the cloud.

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Elevation 2,760 m

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Location: La Orotava, Norte De Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

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