Mount Pico
Mount Pico (Portuguese: Montanha do Pico) is a currently quiescent 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.
| Mount Pico | |
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| Ponta do Pico | |
Aerial view of Mount Pico | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) |
| Parent peak | None - HP Pico |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 38°28′08″N 28°23′56″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Pico Location in the Azores, on the island of Pico Mount Pico Mount Pico (Pico) Mount Pico Mount Pico (Atlantic Ocean) | |
| Location | Pico Island, Azores |
| Parent range | Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | < 230,000 Years |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | July to December 1720 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble, Class 2; YDS Grade II |
| Mount Pico Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Area | 13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi) |
| Established | 1972 |
| Visitors | > 20,000 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | ICNF |
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