What is Portugal's highest mountain, including the Azores?

Portugal's highest mountain, including the Azores, is Mount Pico. Rising 2,351 metres above sea level, it stands on Pico Island in the Atlantic Azores archipelago.

Mount Pico is a dormant stratovolcano and the dominant feature of its island. Its summit contains a broad crater called Pico Alto, inside which a smaller cone, Piquinho, forms the true high point. The volcano has erupted several times in historical memory, most recently in 1720, when lava flowed from a flank vent rather than the summit.

A common mix-up is Torre, the highest point of mainland Portugal, at 1,993 metres in mainland Portugal's Serra da Estrela. Pico Ruivo, on Madeira, is also lower, at 1,862 metres. Mount Pico has been protected as a nature reserve since 1972 and rises more than twice as high as any other Azorean peak.