Roque de los Muchachos

The Roque de los Muchachos is the highest point on the island of La Palma, at 2,426 meters above sea level. The natural environment is located in the municipal area of the Villa de Garafía at the top of Hoya Grande.

The Roque de los Muchachos is one of the points of reference of the island of La Palma, it owes this name to the forms that the natural environment has , with a series of roque protruding about 3 meters high that seems to be the figure of some boys.

According to the experts the Roque de los Muchachos was formed due to a strong push that the deepest magma made on the castings so it raised them and fractured them, giving rise to what You can see it now. The rest of the massif that has been raised has disappeared and instead the Caldera de Taburiente, which holds the summits geologically.

In the vicinity of the Roque de Los Muchachos you will find the Astrophysical Observatory of Roque of the Boys, a perfect place to to be able to observe the immensity of the universe. From this altitude it is also possible to see the neighboring islands of Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hierro.