Pico do Areeiro
Curral das Freiras · Câmara de Lobos
peak in the central mountains of Madeira, 1,796 m
The Pico do Areeiro is a peak in Madeira's central mountains, listed at 1,796 m, with snow pits surviving nearby. It was the site of Guilherme Teles de Meneses's observations, of the 1895 mountain house and of the later, eventually abandoned, Areeiro meteorological station. It is also a breeding site of the boieiro (Puffinus anglorum).
1Mentioned in
- Climate — Upland site at 1700 m where −2 °C was recorded in November 1895.
- Pau do Sebastião — Visible in the panorama from the slope.
- Snow pits — Snow pits survive near this peak.
- Boca do Buraco — Peak west of the site.
- Teles de Meneses (Guilherme) — Site of his observations and of a meteorological post he built that never operated.
- Altitudes — Listed at 1796 m.
- Meteorological stations — Site of the 1895 mountain house and later Areeiro station.
- Peaks — Listed at 1,796 metres.
- Areeiro — Subject of the entry; site of the abandoned weather station.
- Areeiro meteorological station — Location of the meteorological station referred to.
- Ruivo (peak) — Nearby peak visible from the summit.
- Manx shearwater (Puffinus anglorum) — Breeding site.
- Winds — Mountain site where the winds were observed in 1895.
- Leste — Near an unused weather post built in 1895.
- Madeira (island) — High central peak and viewpoint.
- Ribeira de Santa Luzia — Source of the stream.
2Chronology
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Guilherme Teles de Meneses made meteorological observations, including of winds, at Poiso and Pico do Areeiro.
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The central government built wooden houses for a meteorological station near Pico do Areeiro at a cost of about five contos, but the post was never equipped, staffed or operated.
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Winds were observed at Areeiro from June to October.
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A temperature of −2 °C was recorded at Areeiro.