Pico da Vara

Pico da Vara
Pico da Vara is located in São Miguel
Pico da Vara
Pico da Vara
Location in the Azores, on the island of São Miguel
Highest point
Elevation1,103 m (3,619 ft)
Prominence1,103 m (3,619 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates37°48′35.6″N 25°12′40″W / 37.809889°N 25.21111°W / 37.809889; -25.21111
Geography
LocationSão Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal

Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and principal special protection of the Nature Reserve of Pico da Vara. The area around the mountain includes the largest remaining stand of the native laurisilva forest on the island, home to the critically endangered endemic Azores bullfinch.[1]

  1. ^ Jaime A. Ramos (1995)