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The mountains in Portugal

The location of the mountain ranges in Portugal

Die Höhe der Berge Portugals sind gemessen mit anderen Länder der Welt gering. Tatsächlich überschreitet die Höhe auf dem portugiesischen Festland nicht die 2.000 Meter. Die Serra da Estrela ist mit  1.993 Meter der höchste Berg in Portugal (Festland). Der höchste Berg von Gesamt Portugal, d.h. inklusive der Inseln, befindet sich auf der Insel Pico auf den Azoren mit 2.351 Metern.

Trotz der geringen Ausdehnung des portugiesischen Territoriums gibt es jedoch wichtige Höhenunterschiede zwischen dem Norden und dem Süden des Landes, wenn man den Tejo als Grenze zwischen diesen beiden Landesteilen betrachtet. 

mountain ranges in Portugal
mountain ranges in Portugal

The north of mainland Portugal is predominantly mountainous, dominated by high plateaus, deep valleys embedded in between (especially inland) and several mountain ranges, mainly in the northwest and center. This group includes the mountains Peneda, Gerês, Larouco, Marão, Alvão, Montemuro and Caramulo). There are also the mountains of the Cordillera Central, which, in addition to the Estrela Mountains, also include the Açor, Lousã, Gardunha and Alvelos mountains with heights between 1,000 and 1,200 meters.

The south of the country has only low mountains, usually less than 550 meters. The landform is predominantly flat in the form of plateaus and plains. Only the Serra do Mamede mountain range (near Portalegre) exceeds 1000 meters.

In the Algarve, more precisely on the border between this region and the Alentejo, we find several mountain ranges: Espinhaço de Cão, Monchique and Caldeirão. With a maximum altitude of 1000 m.

The autonomous regions of volcanic origin are characterized by some mountain ranges, in particular the Ruivo and Areeiro peaks in Madeira and the Pico volcano in the Azores ..

The highest mountains in Portugal

Match the number in the above map:

  1. Serra da Estrela 1993 m 
  2. Serra do Gerês - 1548 m 
  3. Serra do Larouco - 1536 m 
  4. Montesinho Natural Park - 1486 m 
  5. Serra do Açor - 1418 m 
  6. Serra do Soajo - 1416 m 
  7. Serra do Marão - 1416 m 
  8. Montemuro - 1381 m 
  9. Serra Amarela - 1359 m 
  10. Cabeco do Gondufo - 1342 m 
  11. Serra do Alvão - 1330 m 
  12. Serra de Nogueira - 1320 m 
  13. Outeiro Alvo - 1314 
  14. Serra do Barroso - 1279 m 
  15. Serra da Coroa - 1273 m 
  16. Serra da Cabreira - 1262 m 
  17. Gardunha - 1227 m 
  18. Serra de Bigorne - 1210 m 
  19. Serra da Lousã - 1205 
  20. Serra de Bornes - 1199 m 
  21. Serra das Torrinheiras - 1191 m 
  22. Serra de Leiranco - 1155 m 
  23. Serra da Padrela - 1148 m 
  24. Serra da Falperra - 1134 m 
  25. Serra do Caramulo - 1076 m 
  26. Candal - 1053 m 
  27. Serra de Santa Comba - 1041 m 
  28. Serra de Montejunto - 666 m 
  29. Serra de São Mamede - 1227 m 
  30. Covão do Milho - 679 m 
  31. Serra da Arrabida - Pico do Formosinho - 501 m 
  32. Serra de Ossa - 553 m 
  33. Serra do Caldeirão - 589 m 
  34. Serra do Monchique - Fóia -902 m

The highest mountain in all of Portugal, including the islands, is on the island of Pico in the Azores at 2,351 meters.

256 mountains in Portugal ordered by height

This map can be helpful for planning a visit to a region in detail. 

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