Despegue de Izaña

Despegue de Izaña is a pitch in La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Despegue de Izaña is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mirador de Igueque, as well as near the mountain saddle Puerto de Izaña.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teide Observatory and Montaña de la Crucita.

Teide Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teide Observatory, IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres, located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. Teide Observatory is situated 3½ km southwest of Despegue de Izaña.

Montaña de la Crucita

Peak

Photo: FlocciNivis, CC BY 4.0.

Montaña de la Crucita is a peak.

QUIJOTE Experiment

Building

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The QUIJOTE CMB Experiment is an ongoing experiment started in November 2012, and led by Rafael Rebolo López, with the goal of characterizing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and other galactic and extragalactic emission in the frequency range 10 to 40 GHz, at angular scales of 1°. QUIJOTE Experiment is situated 3½ km southwest of Despegue de Izaña.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arafo and Güímar.

Arafo

Village

Photo: Martely, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arafo is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Despegue de Izaña.

Güímar

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Güímar is a town on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago. It is best known for its 6 Guanche pyramids, and for a ravine called the Barranco de Badajoz.