Green Mountain

Green Mountain, Ascension Island
Entrance to Green Mountain (2011)
Highest point
Elevation859 m (2,818 ft)[1]
Prominence859 m (2,818 ft)
Coordinates7°57′S 14°21′W / 7.950°S 14.350°W / -7.950; -14.350
Geography
Map
LocationAscension Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
Easiest routeaircraft, 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.

  1. ^ "Ascension Island database". Department of Plant Sciences. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10.

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