Roque de Agando
| Roque de Agando | ||
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 Roque de Agando, northwest view |
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| height | 1251 msnm | |
| location | La Gomera , Canary Islands , Spain | |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 6 ′ 19 ″ N , 17 ° 12 ′ 49 ″ W | |
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| Type | Chimney filling | |
| rock | Phonolite | |
The Roque de Agando is a 1251 msnm high volcanic rock tower on the Spanish Canary Island of La Gomera .
Location and surroundings
The former volcanic vent consists of phonolite and is located in the east of the central highlands of La Gomera in the municipality of San Sebastián de La Gomera . It is located between the Barranco de La Laja and the Barranco de Benchijigua and belongs to the Los Roques ("the rocks") rock group , which includes the Roque de la Zarcita ( 1223 m ), the Roque de Carmona ( 1103 m ) and the Roque de Ojila ( 1171 m ). The Roque de Agando is the most conspicuous of the Roques, with a sugar-loaf-like shape rising around 220 meters above its foot on the south side. On its north side, it overlooks the Carretera del Centro street by about 100 meters .
geology
Like the other Roques, the Roque de Agando was created when a harder volcanic rock ( phonolite ) solidified in the volcanic vent . The softer layers of the volcano surrounding this rock were eroded away, so that only the harder phonolite remained.
history
A sanctuary of the Gomeros , the indigenous people of the island, was found near the summit , which indicates that the rock was climbed as early as the 16th or 17th century. In the 1980s and 1990s, a few climbing routes were set up at Roque de Agando . These routes were mostly on the south side and were rather easy with difficulties up to IV + (UIAA) . The Roque de Agando was later placed under nature protection, so that climbing is prohibited today.
Web links
- Los Roques on Summitpost.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Los Roques on Summitpost.org; Retrieved March 21, 2011
- ↑ a b Birgit Borowski, Achim Bourmer, Rolf Goetz: Gomera . 3. Edition. Baedeker, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8297-1127-2 , pp. 161-162 ( Google Books ).