Roque Nublo (''Clouded Rock'', ''Rock in the Clouds'') is a volcanic rock on the island of

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...

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. It is tall, and its top is above sea level. The Roque Nublo is the third altitude of the island of Gran Canaria, after the

Morro de la Agujereada Morro de la Agujereada is the highest altitude of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Located in Pico de las Nieves, it reaches a height of 1,956 meters above sea level (according to the IGN), being the highest altitude in the ...

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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. T ...

with 1,949 meters. It was formed by a

volcanic eruption Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), and assorted gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are oft ...

around 4.5 million years ago.

Location

Roque Nublo is located within the , a rural park in the municipality

Tejeda Tejeda is a village and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Location The village of Tejeda is situated north-west of the Pico de las Nieves and s ...

, in the geographical centre of Gran Canaria. Next to the Roque Nublo are other unique rock formations, such as the so-called ''Roque del Fraile'' and ''La Rana'' .

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* Landforms of Gran Canaria Mountains of the Canary Islands Nublo, Roque Nublo, Roque Pliocene volcanoes {{Canaries-geo-stub