Monte São João

Monte São João
Monti San Jon Monte San Jon
Elevation	c. 80 m
Translation	Mount Saint John (Portuguese)
Pronunciation	Portuguese: [ˈmõtɨ sɐ̃w̃ ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]
Location
Location	island of São Vicente, Cape Verde

Monte São João (Cape Verdean Creole: Monti San Jon) is a mountain in the westcentral part of the island of São Vicente. Windmills which powers hydro to the island lies to the northwest.

Nearest places

• São Pedro, west
• Montona, northwest
• Mindelo, north
• Madeiral, northeast

Geography and Information

The mountain are made up of rocks with soil colours being orange-like, tan and light brown. The mountain contains slopes and a few ledges. The mountain features grasslands in the low-lying areas but a trace on the mountain area. Unpaved and earthened roads encircles the mountain and are not frequently used. The valley with farmlands lie to the west and the north, the Caixa mountain lies to the southeast.

Panorama

The mountain offers a panoramic view of most of the island except for the western, the northern and the eastern parts where it is blocked by Monte Cara and Monte Verde and several others, it can also see Santo Antão.

External links

• Monte São João on mindelo.info (French)

See also

• List of mountains in Cape Verde

The island of São Vicente and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements Baía das Gatas | Calhau | Lazareto | Limeirão | Madeiral | Mato Inglês | Mindelo | Salamansa | São Pedro | Seixal
Parishes Nossa Senhora da Luz
Mountains Caixa | Monte Cara | Monte Verde
Streams Ribeira do Calhau | Ribeira do Julião | Ribeira da Viana
Other geographical features Baía das Gatas | Boca da Lapa | Fateixa | Flamengos | Flamenguinhos | Foya Branca | João Evora | João Ribeira | Laginha | Monte São João | Montona | Morro Branco (point) | Palha Carga | Pico do Vento | Porto Grande | Praia Grande | Saragaça | Selada da Baleia | Viana
Cape Verde | Sotavento | São Vicente