The highest point of the archipelago, 1,862 m, Portugal's third-highest summit, and the island's widest panorama: the Curral das Freiras valley and Câmara de Lobos, the villages of Santana, the Ribeira Grande and Ribeira de São Jorge valleys, Ponta de São Lourenço, Paul da Serra and, with good visibility, Porto Santo and the Desertas. It is reached only on foot, by PR 1 from Pico do Areeiro (one-way from Pedra Rija, €10.50 ticket) or by PR 1.2 from Achada do Teixeira (2.8 km, €4.50) — SIMplifica booking compulsory in both cases. High-altitude heath and monumental rock formations that often pierce the cloud layer; it is also the nesting ground of Zino's petrel. The lookout itself has no fee.
Roof of the archipelago
On foot only (PR 1, PR 1.2)
Above the clouds
Porto Santo and Desertas visible
Altitude
1,862 m
GPS
32.75888, -16.94276
🧭 Getting there
The place stands 1,684 m from the locality of Pico do Furão, the nearest one, parish of Faial (Santana).
