Pico Ruivo is the highest peak on
Madeira Island
Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of , including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2011, Madeira had a total population of ...
. It can be reached only by foot, usually either from
Pico do Arieiro
Pico do Areeiro (often wrongly written as Pico do Arieiro), at high, is Madeira Island's third highest peak.Madeira ...
(3rd highest) after a strenuous hike, or from
Achada do Teixeira
Achada do Teixeira is a mountain and a settlement of the freguesia (parish) of Santana, of the municipality of Santana, Ilha da Madeira. It has a natural attraction in basalt stone which is called the "standing man" ("homem em pé" in Portugues ...
via a shorter, easier trail. There is an additional trail leading west to
Encumeada. The hut just below the summit is now open, and there are water tap and toilets available.
Pico Ruivo is high
Madeira Geography - Madeira Island and Porto Santo Island
and provides panoramic views of the island from coast to coast, but unpredictable weather conditions can make it quite dangerous.
File:PicoRuivoGipfel.jpg, Platform on the summit of Pico Ruivo.
File:Berghuette Pico Ruivo.jpg, Shelter below the summit.
File:Pico Ruivo Peak.jpg, Summit from the viewing platform in the northwest.
File:Pico Ruivo northwest platform.jpg, Second viewing platform, northwest from the summit.
File:View from Pico Do Areiro to Pico Ruivo, Madeira.JPG, View towards Pico das Torres
Pico das Torres is the second highest peak on the Atlantic island of Madeira, Portugal.Madeira Islands Travel Guide It lies roughly midway between the Pico Ruivo and Pico do Arieiro at an elevation of and is only accessible from the trail betwe ...
and Pico Ruivo from Pico do Arieiro
Pico do Areeiro (often wrongly written as Pico do Arieiro), at high, is Madeira Island's third highest peak.Madeira ...
.
See also
* List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territories listed are tho ...
* List of European ultra prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevation ...
References
External links
Geography of Madeira
Mountains of Portugal
Tourist attractions in Madeira
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