Green Mountain, Ascension Island | |
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Entrance to Green Mountain (2011) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 859 m (2,818 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 859 m (2,818 ft) |
Coordinates | 7°57′S 14°21′W / 7.950°S 14.350°W |
Geography | |
Location | Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | aircraft, then road, then hike |
Green Mountain is a common name for "The Peak", the highest point and a stratovolcano on Ascension Island, which has gained some fame for claims that it is one of very few large-scale artificial forests. Green Mountain is ranked 38th by topographic isolation.