Monte da Guia
Monte da Guia is a volcano in Horta (Angústias), Horta Municipality and has an elevation of 135 metres. Monte da Guia is situated nearby to the suburb Angústias, as well as near the hamlet Pasteleiro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 135 metres
- Description: mountain in Portugal
- Also known as: “Monte da Guia - Ilha do Faial”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of Greta and Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia.
Fort of Greta
Fort
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort of Greta is a fortification, whose remnants are located on the cinder cone of Monte da Guia, along the southern coast of the civil parish of Angústias, in Horta, island of Faial, in the Portuguese Azores.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena.
Madalena
Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. Madalena is situated 9 km east of Monte da Guia.
Monte da Guia
- Categories: mountain, Natura 2000 site, site of community importance, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Horta (Angústias), Horta Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.51996° or 38° 31′ 12″ northLongitude
-28.62405° or 28° 37′ 27″ westElevation
135 metres (443 feet)Open location code
89CHG99G+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 5882703557OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3372991Wikidata ID
Q10332055
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Romanian—“Monte da Guia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monte da Guia”
- Dutch: “Monte da Guia”
- French: “Monte da Guia”
- Japanese: “ギア山”
- Ladin: “Monte da Guia”
- Portuguese: “Monte da Guia - Ilha do Faial”
- Portuguese: “Monte da Guia”
- Portuguese: “Zona Especial de Conservação do Monte da Guia (Faial)”
- Romanian: “Monte da Guia - Ilha do Faial”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Angústias and Pasteleiro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guia and Miradouro das Caldeirinhas.
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