Capelinhos

The Capelinhos is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which includes 20 scoria cones and lava fields that are aligned west-northwest to east-southeast from the Caldeira Volcano caldera.

Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Volcano with an elevation of 501 metres
Description: mountain
Also known as: “Capelinhos Mountain”, “Capelinhos Volcano”, “Volcano of Capelinhos”, and “Vulcao dos Capelinhos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Capelinhos Lighthouse and Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre.

Capelinhos Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos, or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos, is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre

Museum

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum.

Cabeço do Canto

Peak

Photo: Zeorymer, Public domain.

Cabeço do Canto is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capelo and Praia do Norte.

Capelo

Village

Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capelo is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km2.

Praia do Norte

Village

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Praia do Norte is a civil parish of the municipality of Horta, located along the northern coast between Cedros and Capelo, on the Portuguese island of Faial, in the archipelago of the Azores.

Capelinhos

Categories: mountain, cape, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
Location: Capelo, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

38.60232° or 38° 36′ 8″ north

Longitude

-28.83249° or 28° 49′ 57″ west

Elevation

501 metres (1,644 feet)

Open location code

89CHJ529+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 503415082

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=volcano

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

11875119

Wikidata ID

Q1034530

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Satellite Map

Discover Capelinhos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Capelinhos” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كابيلينوس”
Asturian: “Capelinhos”
Catalan: “Capelinhos”
Chinese: “卡佩利尼奥山”
Chinese: “卡佩利尼奧山”
Dutch: “Capelinhos”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاپيلينهوس”
French: “Capelinhos”
French: “Ponta dos Capelinhos”
German: “Capelinhos”
Icelandic: “Capelinhos”
Italian: “Capelinhos”
Japanese: “カペリーニョス火山”
Japanese: “カペリニョス山”
Korean: “카펠리뉴스 화산”
Ladin: “Capelinhos”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Capelinhos”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Capelinhos”
Norwegian: “Capelinhos”
Persian: “کاپلینوس”
Portuguese: “Vulcão dos capelinhos”
Portuguese: “Vulcão dos Capelinhos”
Portuguese: “Zona Especial de Conservação da Caldeira e Capelinhos (Faial)”
Slovenian: “Capelinhos”
Spanish: “Capelinhos”
Spanish: “Volcan de Capelinos”
Spanish: “Volcan de Capeliños”
Spanish: “Volcán de Capelinos”
Spanish: “Volcán de Capeliños”
Spanish: “Volcan de los Capelinhos”
Spanish: “Volcán de los Capelinhos”
Swedish: “Capelinhos”
Swedish: “Vulcão dos Capelinhos”
Turkish: “Capelinhos”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Norte Pequeno and Zona do Mistério do Capelo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cabeço Sul and Cabeço Norte.

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