Achada do Teixeira
Achada do Teixeira is a mountain and a settlement of the freguesia of Santana, of the municipality of Santana, Ilha da Madeira. It has a natural attraction in basalt stone which is called the "standing man".Photo: anagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: Human settlement and peak in the Madeira Island (Portugal)
- Also known as: “Homem em Pé”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico Ruivo and Pico do Areeiro.
Pico Ruivo
Peak
Pico Ruivo is the highest peak on Madeira Island and the third highest in Portugal, standing at 1,861 metres in the Santana municipality. Accessible only by foot, it can be reached from either Pico do Areeiro or via a shorter, easier trail from Achada do Teixeira.
Pico do Areeiro
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pico do Areeiro, at 1,818 m high is a mountain located on the Portuguese island and autonomous region of Madeira, the third highest on the island. Situated within the mountainous interior of the island roughly halfway between the northern and southern coasts. Pico do Areeiro is situated 3½ km south of Achada do Teixeira.
Pico das Torres
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pico das Torres is the second highest peak on the Atlantic island of Madeira, Portugal. It lies roughly midway between the Pico Ruivo and Pico do Arieiro at an elevation of 1,853 metres and is only accessible from the trail between these two peaks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldeirão do Inferno and Ribeiro Frio.
Caldeirão do Inferno
Locality
Photo: VillageHero, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldeirão do Inferno is a locality, which is situated 2½ km west of Achada do Teixeira.
Ribeiro Frio
Village
Photo: Pásztörperc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The village of Ribeiro Frio is situated in the interior of the Portuguese island of Madeira. It belongs to the parish of São Roque do Faial, the municipality of Santana, and is located around 15 kilometres from Funchal. Ribeiro Frio is situated 4½ km southeast of Achada do Teixeira.
Ilha
Village
Ilha is a civil parish in the municipality of Santana in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 255, in an area of 14.19 km². Ilha is situated 5 km north of Achada do Teixeira.
Achada do Teixeira
- Categories: mountain, tourism, peak, and scenic viewpoint
- Location: Faial, Santana, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.76533° or 32° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
-16.92085° or 16° 55′ 15″ westElevation
1,592 metres (5,223 feet)Open location code
8C45Q38H+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1832777796OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q9580033
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In Other Languages
From Ladin to Spanish—“Achada do Teixeira” goes by many names.
- Ladin: “Achada do Teixeira”
- Portuguese: “Achada do Teixeira”
- Spanish: “Achada do Teixeira”
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