Montaña de El Palmar (Montaña Zahorra) — Attraction in Buenavista del Norte

As a geologist conducting field research in the Teno mountains, this hill is one of the most special geological features I have seen. During our research, we realized it is actually a very rare clay meteorite that crashed on the volcanic island of Tenerife as it formed millions of years ago. The volcanic crust of Tenerife heated the meteorite, causing it to partially melt. This gives the hill its distinct 'pudding' shape. Locals excavated the hill many years later, using the clay to create pottery and sand castles.

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An incredible view with sad story behind. We were visiting the Masca area and saw this mountain from far away place and found it with a very strange shape, like sliced cake. So out of curiosity we drove nearby. After research on internet, we knew this mountain was formed by the cinder cone and used to be a picon quarry here. The cuts were because of over mining of the lava which resulting in the deep slopes and wounds for...

A very distinctive sight as you come over the ridge from Masca. It's a volcanic cinder cone that's been quarried for picón, a granular kind of volcanic ash that was used to improve agricultural soils. There are several quarries, each corresponding to property boundaries...