Rocha Estância

Rocha Estância
Monte Estância
Highest point
Elevation	357 m (1,171 ft)
Prominence	357 m (1,171 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Cape Verde
Geography
Rocha Estância southeastern Boa Vista
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano (extinct)
Last eruption	unknown
Climbing
First ascent	unknown
Easiest route	road and hiking

Rocha Estância is a mountain in the southwestern part of the island Boa Vista in Cape Verde, next to the village of Povoação Velha. The etymology of the name of the mountain is related to cattle ranching that was done over the years.

Its elevation is 357 meters and is the second tallest on the island. The area forms a protected area known as Rocha Estância Natural Monument (Monumento Natural de Rocha Estância) which protects flor aand fauna, its total area is 253 ha and its perimeter is 6,817 meters.

The area are bounded to three streams: Baixa (lower), Doutor (teacher) and Fonte (spring) which separates other mountainous formations, it has conditions for agricultural practices. Near the area of the settlement in the western part has activity is outside the protected area.

The Our Lady of Conception church is located in the western part. On the mountaintop, views of the islands of São Nicolau and Maio can be seen

See also

• Monte Estância
• List of mountains in Cape Verde

Further reading

• REITMEIER, Pitt and FORTES, Lucete. Goldstadt Hiking Map Boa Vista Sal Maio 1 : 50,000. Goldstadt-Verlag 2004. ISBN 3-89550-470-X [1]
• Ricardo A. S. Ramalho, Building the Cape Verde Islands, Springer, 2011, p. 101

External links

• Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde (Protected areas of Cape Verde) Template:Pt icon