Pico do Facho

Pico do Facho is the highest peak on , with 517 m in altitude. Its name comes from facho, a light beam created by a bonfire, which was used to signal both the local population and of pirate ships.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 484 metres
  • Description: mountain in Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Facho”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pico do Castelo and Pico Juliana.

Peak
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 437 m high volcano-shaped peak on . The peak is covered with conifers and has a panoramic terrace and a picnic spot.

Peak
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is a peak.

Island
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is a island and municipality 43 kilometres northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.

Pico do Facho

Latitude
33.08433° or 33° 5′ 4″ north
Longitude
-16.32359° or 16° 19′ 25″ west
Elevation
484 metres (1,588 feet)
Height
1.1 metres (3.6 feet)
Width
0.41 metres (1.3 feet)
Open location code
8C553MMG+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1162456202
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2268396
Wiki­data ID
Q4352988
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Satellite Map

Discover Pico do Facho from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pico do Facho” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pico do Facho”
  • Dutch: “Pico do Facho”
  • Finnish: “Pico do Facho”
  • Ladin: “Pico do Facho”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pico do Facho”
  • Portuguese: “Pico do Facho”
  • Spanish: “Pico do Facho”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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