Monte Graciosa

Monte Graciosa (Portuguese meaning “gracious mountain”) is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde.

Its elevation is 643 m.[1] Towards the west it ends in the headland of Ponta Preta.

[2]: 40  The mountain is of volcanic origin, composed of phonolite and rich in feldspar and olivine.

[2]: 13 Several endemic plants grow on the mountain, notably Campylanthus glaber ssp.

glaber, Euphorbia tuckeyana, Kickxia webbiana (agrião de rocha), Kickxia dichondrifolia, Nauplius daltonii ssp.