Pico Ruivo
highest peak on the Madeira Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pico Ruivo ("red peak" in Portuguese) is, with its 1,862 m (6,109 ft), the highest point of the island of Madeira and the third summit of Portugal (after Mount Pico in Pico Island, Azores, and Torre in continental Portugal).
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Pico Ruivo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,862 m (6,109 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,862 m (6,109 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 32°45′32″N 16°56′35″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Madeira |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Achada do Teixeira |
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Pico Ruivo is in the Central Mountainous Massif, in the municipality of Santana, where there are also other high mountains like the Pico das Torres, with 1,850 m (6,070 ft) and the Pico do Arieiro, with 1,818 m (5,965 ft).[2]