Cabeço do Escalvado
Cabeço do Escalvado is a mountain in São João, Lajes do Pico Municipality and has an elevation of 1,045 metres. Cabeço do Escalvado is situated nearby to the town São Roque do Pico Municipality, as well as near the hamlet Cais do Pico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,045 metres
- Description: mountain in Portugal
- Also known as: “Cabeco do Escalvado”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico and Mount Pico.
Pico
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Pico is an island in the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. This volcanic island is the second largest of the Azores, and provides opportunities for hiking and whale-watching.
Mount Pico
Volcano
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Mount Pico is a currently dormant stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain in Portugal, 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. Mount Pico is situated 3½ km west of Cabeço do Escalvado.
Lagoa do Capitão
Lake
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Lagoa do Capitão is a lake, which is situated 4 km east of Cabeço do Escalvado.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Roque do Pico Municipality and Santa Luzia.
São Roque do Pico Municipality
Town
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São Roque do Pico is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, occupying most of the northern side of the island of Pico. As of 2021, it has 3,221 inhabitants spread through five freguesias in an area of 142.36 km². São Roque do Pico Municipality is situated 5 km northeast of Cabeço do Escalvado.
Santa Luzia
Village
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Santa Luzia is a civil parish in the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 422, in an area of 30.13 km2. It is the northernmost parish on the island. Santa Luzia is situated 9 km northwest of Cabeço do Escalvado.
Cabeço do Escalvado
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: São João, Lajes do Pico Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Cabeço do Escalvado” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cabeço do Escalvado”
- Dutch: “Cabeço do Escalvado”
- Ladin: “Cabeço do Escalvado”
- Portuguese: “Cabeço do Escalvado”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cais do Pico and São Roque do Pico.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cabeço das Cavacas and Cabeço da Brindeira.
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