Pico das Torres

Pico das Torres is the second highest peak on the Atlantic island of Madeira, . It lies roughly midway between the and Pico do Arieiro at an elevation of 1,853 metres and is only accessible from the trail between these two peaks.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,851 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Torres”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pico Ruivo and Pico do Areeiro.

Peak
Photo: Kogo, GFDL.
is the highest peak on Madeira Island and the third highest in , standing at 1,861 metres in the municipality. Accessible only by foot, it can be reached from either or via a shorter, easier trail from .

Peak
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, at 1,818 m high is a mountain located on the island and autonomous region of , the third highest on the island. Situated within the mountainous interior of the island roughly halfway between the northern and southern coasts.

Photo: Caruncho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curral das Freiras and Achada do Teixeira.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of in the archipelago of . The population in 2011 was 2,001, in an area of 25.03 km2.

Locality
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is a mountain and a settlement of the freguesia of Santana, of the municipality of , Ilha da Madeira. It has a natural attraction in basalt stone which is called the "standing man".

Village
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The village of is situated in the interior of the Portuguese island of Madeira. It belongs to the parish of , the municipality of Santana, and is located around 15 kilometres from .

Pico das Torres

Latitude
32.7489° or 32° 44′ 56″ north
Longitude
-16.9354° or 16° 56′ 7″ west
Elevation
1,851 metres (6,073 feet)
Open location code
8C45P3X7+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1821463791
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q775217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Spanish—“Pico das Torres” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Pico das Torres”
  • Czech: “Pico das Torres”
  • Dutch: “Pico das Torres”
  • Finnish: “Pico das Torres”
  • French: “Pico das Torres”
  • Ladin: “Pico das Torres”
  • Persian: “پیکو داس تورس”
  • Portuguese: “Pico das Torres”
  • Spanish: “Pico das Torres”

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