Pico do Castelo
Pico do Castelo is a 437 m high volcano-shaped peak on Porto Santo Island. The peak is covered with conifers and has a panoramic terrace and a picnic spot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 409 metres
- Description: mountain in Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo” and “Castle Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico do Facho and Pico Juliana.
Pico do Facho
Peak
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pico do Facho is the highest peak on Porto Santo Island, 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 Funchal of pirate ships.
Central Eléctrica do Porto Santo
Power station
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Eléctrica do Porto Santo is a power station.
Pico do Castelo
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.08069° or 33° 4′ 51″ northLongitude
-16.33392° or 16° 20′ 2″ westElevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
8C553MJ8+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 295425193OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Pico do Castelo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pico do Castelo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pico do Castelo”
- Dutch: “Pico do Castelo”
- Finnish: “Pico do Castelo”
- Ladin: “Pico do Castelo”
- Portuguese: “Pico Castelo”
- Portuguese: “Pico do Castelo”
- Spanish: “Pico do Castelo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Farrobo and Camacha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abrigo do Pico do Castelo and Pico do Castelo.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pico do Castelo”. Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.