El Snow Peak It is the highest height on the island of Gran Canaria. With its 1.949 meters of altitude above sea level, it is located in the geographic center of the island, right on the limits of the municipalities of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Tejeda and Vega de San Mateo.
This peak, also known as Well of the Snows, has been included in the protected areas of the Riscos de Tirajana Natural Monument, the Nublo Natural Park and the Protected Landscape of the Cumbres. Its slopes are very steep on its southern side, with large ravines that are part of the Tirajana Caldera, while the others have gentle slopes. The flora found in the place is predominantly Canary Island pine with broom and adapted vegetation in dry or higher areas.
The name of the peak is due to a custom from the XNUMXth century, when the monks created snowfields on its top. These were wells dug in the mountain to store the snow there that they collected and compacted to use it for therapeutic or gastronomic purposes in the summer. One of these snowfields has been rehabilitated and can be visited.
In the upper part of the peak there are telecommunications systems, owned by the Spanish Armed Forces. He gazebo from its summit it has spectacular views of the island, as far as you can get by road.
Currently the popularity of the peak among cyclists is rising due to the fact that its port is one of the hardest in Spain and international competitions of great fame are organized. Without a doubt, it is an excursion that is worth doing.
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