Topo da Coroa

Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Topo da Coroa or Tope de Coroa is a mountain on the island of Santo Antão's, Cape Verde. At 1,979 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island and the second tallest mountain of Cape Verde after Pico do Fogo and before Chã das Caldeiras (around 1,870 m) nationally and Monte Tomé (1,863 m) in the island. It is in the western part of the island. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin and much of it is made of basalt. It is 25 km west of the island capital Porto Novo.