Pico Branco
Pico Branco is a peak in Porto Santo, Madeira and has an elevation of 16 metres. Pico Branco is situated nearby to the locality Terra Chã, as well as near Portela da Gavioa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Pico do Castelo
Peak
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Pico Branco
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 16 metres
- Description: mountain in Portugal
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
33.09368° or 33° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
-16.30338° or 16° 18′ 12″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Height
1.1 metres (3.6 feet)Width
0.41 metres (1.3 feet)Open location code
8C553MVW+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1162456189OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2270712Wikidata ID
Q31797541
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pico Branco” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pico Branco”
- Dutch: “Pico Branco”
- Spanish: “Pico Branco”
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Localities in the Area
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