Mount Pico

Not to be confused with Pico do Fogo, a volcano in Cape Verde.

Mount Pico
Ponta do Pico
Aerial view of Mount Pico
Highest point
Elevation	2,351 m (7,713 ft)
Prominence	2,351 m (7,713 ft)
Parent peak	None - HP Pico
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	38°28′08″N 28°23′56″W
Geography
Mount Pico Location within Azores Mount Pico Location within Pico Mount Pico Location within Atlantic Ocean
Location	Pico Island, Azores
Parent range	Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Geology
Rock age	< 230,000 Years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	July to December 1720
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble, Class 2; YDS Grade II

Mount Pico Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Interactive map of Mount Pico Nature Reserve
Area	13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Established	1972
Visitors	> 20,000 (in 2019)
Governing body	ICNF

Mount Pico (Portuguese: Montanha do Pico) is a currently dormant stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain in Portugal, at 2,351 metres (7,713 ft) above sea level, and is one of the highest Atlantic mountains; it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores. It has been a designated nature reserve since 1972.