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Montanha do Pico - Geosite, Santa Luzia
Pico Mountain (Montanha) is the highest point of Portugal (with 2,351 m altitude) and the youngest and biggest polygenetic volcano of the Azores. At 2,050 m there is an older crater and at 2,250 m altitude, Piquinho driblet cone is nested inside a pit crater and both are affected by a late eruptive fissure, testimony of the latest volcanic activity on the Montanha summit (1,300 years B.P.). On the summit there is fumarolic activity.
CHARACTERISTICS
LOCATION
Address: Parque Natural da Ilha do Pico
City: Santa Luzia
Postal Code: 9940 - 108
Telephone: 292207375
Email: pnpico.casadamontanha@azores.gov.pt
Website: http://
City: Santa Luzia
Postal Code: 9940 - 108
Telephone: 292207375
Email: pnpico.casadamontanha@azores.gov.pt
Website: http://
FUNCTIONING
Public venue, with no timetable or entrance fee.
ORGANISATION OF THE VISIT
The visit to this Point requires prior booking and can be done individually.
Specific Conditions:
To climb the mountain you need to request permission at: - Casa de Apoio à Montanha" (Support House to the Pico Mountain): 1st May to 30th September - Headquarters of Pico Island Natural Park: 1st October to 30th April The ones who climb without an accredited guide are required to: - Sign a document of responsibility and conduct security - Use equipment provided by Casa de Apoio à Montanha" (Support House to the Pico Mountain) (20€/day). This must be returned at the end of the route.
Method:
On foot
Difficulty Level:
Average
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
1
Maximum Number of Person per group:
160
Observations:
Only 40 people can be simultaneously on Piquinho (Pico Mountain) and for a maximum period of 30 minutes.
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
The list of accredited guides is displayed in the "Casa de Apoio à Montanha" (Support House to the Pico Mountain). Each guide: maximum 15 people. The price is variable (combined with the guides).
Specific Conditions:
To climb the mountain you need to request permission at: - Casa de Apoio à Montanha" (Support House to the Pico Mountain): 1st May to 30th September - Headquarters of Pico Island Natural Park: 1st October to 30th April The ones who climb without an accredited guide are required to: - Sign a document of responsibility and conduct security - Use equipment provided by Casa de Apoio à Montanha" (Support House to the Pico Mountain) (20€/day). This must be returned at the end of the route.
Method:
On foot
Difficulty Level:
Average
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
1
Maximum Number of Person per group:
160
Observations:
Only 40 people can be simultaneously on Piquinho (Pico Mountain) and for a maximum period of 30 minutes.
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
The list of accredited guides is displayed in the "Casa de Apoio à Montanha" (Support House to the Pico Mountain). Each guide: maximum 15 people. The price is variable (combined with the guides).
EXISTING EQUIPMENT
Geological curiosity
GEOLOGICAL / MINING INTEREST
History Patrimony:
-
Activity Program:
-
Study and Research Unit:
-
Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
-
Volunteering Programs:
-
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Activity Program:
-
Study and Research Unit:
-
Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
-
Volunteering Programs:
-
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Where to Stay
http://www.casasacorianas.com/
Where to Eat
http://www.visitazores.com/pt-pt
Security Forces
http://www.bombeirosdamadalena.pt/
http://www.casasacorianas.com/
Where to Eat
http://www.visitazores.com/pt-pt
Security Forces
http://www.bombeirosdamadalena.pt/
TRANSPORT
Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Associação Taxistas ilha do Pico
Telephone Number:
292623358
Parking for private vehicles:
Yes
Táxi
Agency Name:
Associação Taxistas ilha do Pico
Telephone Number:
292623358
Parking for private vehicles:
Yes
SITES OF TOURISTIC INTEREST
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. This landscape reflects a unique response from the first settlers in the 15th century that through viniculture transformed the soiless stonewalled fields with no use for arable cultivation. The extraordinarily beautiful man-made landscape of small, stone walled fields is testimony to generations of small-scale farmers who, in a hostile environment, created a sustainable living and much-prized wine.
gps: 38.5064 -28.52102
distance: 10km
It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. This landscape reflects a unique response from the first settlers in the 15th century that through viniculture transformed the soiless stonewalled fields with no use for arable cultivation. The extraordinarily beautiful man-made landscape of small, stone walled fields is testimony to generations of small-scale farmers who, in a hostile environment, created a sustainable living and much-prized wine.
gps: 38.5064 -28.52102
distance: 10km
ASSOCIATED ROUTES
Geoparks in Portugal
Geoparks in Portugal UNESCO World Geoparks are territories with locations and landscapes of international geological importance, which combine the protection and promotion of its heritage with sustainable development. They are unique places where the oldest memories are millions of years old and include key locations that testify to the evolution of our planet. These territories are classified by UNESCO under the International Geosciences and Geoparks Program. Spread across all continents, geoparks are much more than areas of heritage relevance. They are dynamic territories of which local communities are part, where nature, history and culture are intertwined. There are currently 5 UNESCO World Geoparks in Portugal: Naturtejo (2006), Arouca (2009), Azores (2012), Terras de Cavaleiros (2014) and Estrela (2020). The Geopark on the coast of Viana do Castelo is preparing the future application, but its level of implementation in the territory, namely the educational offer it already develops, led to its inclusion in the GUIDE OF THE PORTUGUESE GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SITES, naturally without the status that UNESCO gives to the remaining territories. On the other hand, new applications are being developed, with several projects in the Oeste, Algarve and Figueira da Foz, which in due time may have their presence on this platform. To visit Portuguese geoparks is to embark on a journey that began 600 million years ago, when Portugal occupied a very different place on the globe, going through incredible episodes of formation and destruction of mountains and seas, of the appearance and extinction of species, of the occurrence of deep climate change, major volcanic eruptions ... until today in the relationship between man and the planet On this GUIDE the visitor will find a proposed itinerary to visit the most significant points in each national geopark, including, of course, the one located in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Take a "good trip" on the GUIDE OF THE PORTUGUESE GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SITES and discover the interesting places we introduce you throughout the country.
Geoparks in Portugal UNESCO World Geoparks are territories with locations and landscapes of international geological importance, which combine the protection and promotion of its heritage with sustainable development. They are unique places where the oldest memories are millions of years old and include key locations that testify to the evolution of our planet. These territories are classified by UNESCO under the International Geosciences and Geoparks Program. Spread across all continents, geoparks are much more than areas of heritage relevance. They are dynamic territories of which local communities are part, where nature, history and culture are intertwined. There are currently 5 UNESCO World Geoparks in Portugal: Naturtejo (2006), Arouca (2009), Azores (2012), Terras de Cavaleiros (2014) and Estrela (2020). The Geopark on the coast of Viana do Castelo is preparing the future application, but its level of implementation in the territory, namely the educational offer it already develops, led to its inclusion in the GUIDE OF THE PORTUGUESE GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SITES, naturally without the status that UNESCO gives to the remaining territories. On the other hand, new applications are being developed, with several projects in the Oeste, Algarve and Figueira da Foz, which in due time may have their presence on this platform. To visit Portuguese geoparks is to embark on a journey that began 600 million years ago, when Portugal occupied a very different place on the globe, going through incredible episodes of formation and destruction of mountains and seas, of the appearance and extinction of species, of the occurrence of deep climate change, major volcanic eruptions ... until today in the relationship between man and the planet On this GUIDE the visitor will find a proposed itinerary to visit the most significant points in each national geopark, including, of course, the one located in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Take a "good trip" on the GUIDE OF THE PORTUGUESE GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SITES and discover the interesting places we introduce you throughout the country.
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