Mount Pico

Mount Pico is a currently dormant stratovolcano located on , in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the . It is the highest mountain in , at 2,351 metres 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.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,351 metres
  • Description: stratovolcano in the Azores and the highest mountain of Portugal
  • Also known as: Montanha do Pico” and “Pico Alto

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Roque do Pico Municipality and Santa Luzia.

Town
São Roque do Pico is a municipality in the archipelago of the , occupying most of the northern side of the island of . As of 2021, it has 3,221 inhabitants spread through five freguesias in an area of 142.36 km². is situated 8 km northeast of Mount Pico.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of in the . The population in 2011 was 422, in an area of 30.13 km2. It is the northernmost parish on the island. is situated 9 km north of Mount Pico.

Village
is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of in the . The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 22.21 km². is situated 9 km northwest of Mount Pico.

Mount Pico

Latitude
38.46873° or 38° 28′ 7″ north
Longitude
-28.39928° or 28° 23′ 57″ west
Elevation
2,351 metres (7,713 feet)
Open location code
89CHFJ92+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1070491938
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3372782
Wiki­data ID
Q928681
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Mount Pico” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Ponta do Pico
  • Belarusian: Гара Піку
  • Belarusian: Піку
  • Catalan: Monte Pico
  • Catalan: Muntanya de Pico
  • Catalan: Muntanya del Pico
  • Catalan: Ponta do Pico
  • Catalan: Volcà de Pico
  • Cebuano: Ponta do Pico
  • Chinese: 皮库山
  • Chinese: 皮库峰
  • Chinese: 皮庫峰
  • Chinese: 皮庫火山
  • Chinese: 皮科峯
  • Chinese: 皮科峰
  • Czech: Montanha do Pico
  • Czech: nejvyšší hora Portugalska
  • Czech: O Pico
  • Czech: Pico Alto
  • Czech: Ponta do Pico
  • Czech: Serra do Pico
  • Dutch: Ponta do Pico
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت پيكو
  • Esperanto: Ponta do Pico
  • Finnish: Ponta de Pico
  • French: Le volcan Pico
  • French: Pico
  • French: Ponta do Pico
  • French: Volcan Pico
  • German: Ponta do Pico
  • Hebrew: פיקו
  • Hungarian: Pico-hegy
  • Hungarian: Ponta do Pico
  • Indonesian: Gunung Pico
  • Italian: Monte Pico
  • Italian: Pico
  • Italian: Ponta do Pico
  • Japanese: ピコ山
  • Kazakh: Пику
  • Korean: 피쿠산
  • Ladin: Mount Pico smakulada
  • Ladin: Ponta do Pico
  • Latvian: Piku
  • Lithuanian: Pikas
  • Lithuanian: Piko ugnikalnis
  • Lithuanian: Piku
  • Lombard: Pico
  • Luxembourgish: Montanha do Pico
  • Luxembourgish: Ponta do Pico
  • Macedonian: Пику
  • Mongolian: Пику
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ponta do Pico
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ponta do Pico
  • Norwegian: Ponta do Pico
  • Occitan (post 1500): Mont del Pico
  • Persian: کوه پیکو
  • Polish: Pico
  • Polish: Ponta do Pico
  • Portuguese: Montanha do Pico
  • Portuguese: Monte pico
  • Portuguese: O Pico
  • Portuguese: Pico
  • Portuguese: Ponta do Pico
  • Portuguese: Serra do Pico
  • Portuguese: Zona Especial de Conservação da Montanha do Pico, Prainha e Caveiro
  • Romanian: Muntele Pico
  • Russian: Гора Пику
  • Russian: Пику
  • Russian: Понта-ду-Пику
  • Rusyn: Пико (вулкан)
  • Rusyn: Пико
  • Scots: Mount Pico
  • Slovak: Pico
  • Slovak: Ponta do Pico
  • Slovenian: Montanha do Pico
  • Spanish: Montana del Pico
  • Spanish: Montaña del Pico
  • Spanish: Pico
  • Spanish: Ponta do Pico
  • Spanish: Volcan de Pico
  • Spanish: Volcán de Pico
  • Swahili: Mlima Pico
  • Swedish: Ponta do Pico
  • Turkish: Pico Dağı
  • Ukrainian: Піку
  • Venetian: Monte Pico

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rua de Cima and São Caetano.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Areeiro de Santa Luzia and Bico do Milhafre.

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