| Mount Pico | |
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 Mount Pico as viewed from Faial Island |
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| Elevation | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) |
| Location | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal |
| Range | Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| Prominence | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1720 |
| Easiest route | trail |
Mount Pico (Ponta do Pico, in Portuguese) is a stratovolcano and the highest point on Pico Island in the Azores. Faial Island ( pron fɐi'aɫ also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese Island of the Central group ( Grupo Central) of In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Pico Island ( Portuguese: Ilha do Pico, pron 'iʎɐ du 'piku is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous Volcano, Ponta The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950 mi) from Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR is a Mid-ocean ridge, a Divergent tectonic plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Mountains can be characterized in several ways Some mountains are Volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall A trail is a Path or Road used for Walking, Cycling, Cross-country skiing, or other activities Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic Pico Island ( Portuguese: Ilha do Pico, pron 'iʎɐ du 'piku is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous Volcano, Ponta The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950 mi) from It reaches an altitude of 2,351 meters (7,713 ft) above sea level, which makes it the highest point in Portugal and also in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR is a Mid-ocean ridge, a Divergent tectonic plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Pico is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores.
Pico Alto the round crater about 500 meters (1,600 ft) in diameter and 30 meters deep tops the volcano, with Piquinho (Pico Pequeno) a small volcanic cone rising 70 meters within it to form the true summit. A volcanic crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity Volcanic cones are among the simplest Volcano formations in the world Historical eruptions of Pico have occurred from vents on its flanks rather than the summit crater. In 1562–64, an eruption on the southeast flank produced lava flows which reached the sea. Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures Another flank eruption in 1718 also produced flows which reached the coast. The most recent eruption occurred in December 1720.
Hiking trails are available and the ascent to the summit can be made in around two to four hours from the trailhead for fit persons depending on weather which can be quite treacherous especially in winter months.
References
- Scarth, Alwyn; Tanguy, Jean-Claude (2001). Volcanoes of Europe. Oxford University Press, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-521754-3.
- Global Volcanism Program: Pico
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