#179 of 300 · Pico Island (Montanha do Pico Nature Reserve)
Mount Pico
PortugalAzores
PortugalPortugal's highest mountain, a 2,351 m stratovolcano rising straight from the Atlantic, climbed on a steep, marked route of lava and scree from Casa da Montanha to the crater and the Piquinho summit cone; registration is required.
- Distance
- 7.6 km
- Out and back
- Ascent
- 1,150 m
- High point 2,351 m
- Time
- 7 h
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
- Best months
- May–Oct
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Casa da Montanha
- Pico Island (Montanha do Pico Nature Reserve)
Route
- Casa da Montanha
- Pico summit (Piquinho)
- back the same way
Wildlife along the route
This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.