Roque Nublo

Roque Nublo (Clouded Rock, Rock in the Clouds) is a volcanic rock on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

[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] 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.

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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.