Mount Pico
Local name: Montanha do Pico
Located in São Caetano, Madalena Municipality Coordinates: 38°28′07″ N 28°23′57″ W
- Elevation
- 2,351 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC−01:00
- Atlantic/Azores · UTC−01:00
- Airports
- PIX Pico Airport10 km
- HOR Horta Airport28 km
About Mount Pico
Mount Pico is a mountain. Location: São Caetano, Madalena Municipality. Elevation: 2,351 m.
Mount Pico (Portuguese: Montanha do Pico) is a currently dormant stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain in Portugal, at 2,351 metres (7,713 ft) above sea level, and is one of the highest Atlantic mountains; it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores. It has been a designated nature reserve since 1972.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 2,351 m
- Area
- 13.4 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Mount Pico
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (191 mm)
- Driest month
- July (55 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 191 | 147 | 142 | 108 | 93 | 65 | 55 | 75 | 116 | 151 | 162 | 177 |
How to get to Mount Pico
The nearest airport is Pico Airport (PIX), 10 km to the north as the crow flies.
Airports
- Pico Airport (PIX) Pico Island 10 kmnorth
- Horta Airport (HOR) Horta 28 kmwest
- São Jorge Airport (SJZ) Velas 29 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Pico
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 119 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km100 places
- Ilhéu Escamirro Island 16 kmE
- Raso de Agudo Mountain 15 kmE
- Cabeço Agudo Grande Mountain 15 kmE
- Cabeço da Boia Mountain 13 kmE
25–60 km22 places
- Cabeço das Cruzes Mountain 30 kmE
- Cabeço do Carneiro Mountain 29 kmE
- Cabeço da Escaleira Mountain 28 kmE
- Cabeço da Lança Mountain 25 kmE
60–100 km5 places
- Serra das Fontes Mountain 73 kmNE
- Serra da Dormida Mountain 71 kmNE
- Facho Mountain 75 kmNE
- Pico Rachado Mountain 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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São Mateus Municipality, Madalena Municipality4.9 km SW
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São João Municipality, Lajes do Pico Municipality4.9 km SE
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Santo António Municipality, São Roque do Pico Municipality5.7 km NE
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Santa Luzia Municipality, São Roque do Pico Municipality5.3 km N
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Candelária Municipality, Madalena Municipality6.3 km W
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Bandeiras Municipality, Madalena Municipality6.7 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piquinho Mountain, Santo António0.1 km NW
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Cabeço do Escalvado Mountain, São João3.5 km E
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Cabeço do Coiro Mountain, São João3.8 km E
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Pico da Laze Mountain, São João4.6 km E
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Cabeço das Cavacas Mountain, São João4.6 km E
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Cabeço da Brindeira Mountain, São João4.6 km E
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Cabeço da Prainha Mountain, São Caetano5.2 km SW
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Cabeço do Teicho Mountain, São Roque do Pico5.4 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources