is mount teide dormant
1 Mount Teide is currently a dormant volcano, but many scientists believe it will erupt again in the near future. 2  In the mid seventeenth century a group of Englishmen were the first Europeans to reach the summit of Mount Teide. The most recent eruption of Mount Teide happened in 1909. 2  It also erupted in 1798, 1706, 1705 and 1704. 3  On his voyage of discovery Christopher Columbus apparently saw the 1492 eruption of Mount Teide when he was sailing past Tenerife.