Pico Cão Grande
Good to know
- Best time to go
- June to September, when clouds lift most often
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A needle of volcanic rock spiking about 370 meters straight out of the southern jungle, this phonolite tower is one of the world's most dramatic volcanic plugs. Most visitors admire it from the road through the palm forest, while elite climbers attempt its slick, snake-inhabited walls.
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