Teide National Park‚ is a national park located in‚ Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).

The national park is centered on Mount Teide, the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 metres high). Its national park status was passed on 22 January 1954, making it the third oldest national park in Spain (together with Caldera de Taburiente National Park, also in the Canary islands). Pico Viejo, also included within the national park limits, is the second highest volcano in the Canary Islands with its 3,135 m peak. Mount Teide and Pico Viejo are the only two peaks in the Canary islands rising above the 3,000 m level.

The park has an area of 18,990 hectares located in the municipality of La Orotava. It was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on June 28, 2007.‚ Since the end of 2007, it has also been one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. On a ridge, to the east of Teide, are the telescopes of the Observatorio del Teide.

Teide is the most visited national park in Spain and Europe and †’by 2015†’ the eighth most visited in the world,‚ with some 3 million visitors yearly.‚ The Teide is the most famous natural icon not only of Tenerife but also of all the Canary Islands.