Monte Estância

Monte Estância is Boa Vista's tallest mountain located in the southeastern part of the island in Cape Verde not far from another tall mountain. The island's summit is located southeast of Sal Rei. The area surrounding the mountain are almost entirely flat, rocky, desert-like and has traces of vegetation, the elevation at the lower part no higher than 30 to 50 m. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin. It is also inaccessible by roads but they can be seen around the mountain. The panorama offers a view to much of the island (due to the flat landscape) except for the northern part and areas around the mountain as well as a few settlements around the island. The Atlantic Ocean is a few kilometres to the southeast.