Mount Scenery

Along the way up the mountain are the multiple climate zones of Saba, including a cloud forest at the summit.

[8] About 100,000 years ago, another phase of volcanic activity created the hills that surround The Bottom.

The volcano was plugged by a massive basalt rock, which is why there is no typical volcanic crater at Mount Scenery's summit.

[8] During the early years of European settlement, Mount Scenery (known locally as "The Mountain" through the mid-20th century) was an important location for farming,[10] and through the late 19th and early 20th century, the majority of Saban families were dependent upon "farming The Mountain" or fishing.

[12] In the late 1960s, a stone stairway was built from Windwardside to the summit of Mount Scenery, consisting of 1,064 steps.

[20] The park supports eco-tourism, maintains the trail system, protects biodiversity, and preserves historical structures.

[8][21] Between 1992 and 2004, the Seismic Research Center in Trinidad operated a seismometer on Mount Scenery's summit.

In 2006, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) began monitoring seismic activity related to Mount Scenery.

[21] In 2022, the KNMI installed four cost-effective GNSS units Saba, one of which is located at the top of Mount Scenery.

The units are solar-powered, and were installed as part of a pilot study to assess the suitability of cost-effective GNSS use for monitoring volcanic activity.

[31] Hikers can see Elephant Ears (Taro), Mountain Fuchsia, Maxillaria Orchids, large Banana trees, and other flora.

[32] In 1972, British Cable & Wireless began construction of a microwave relay station at the top of Mount Scenery.

[13] Though no longer in operation, the relay station and tower still sit at the top of Mount Scenery today.

Farming plots on the slopes of Mt. Scenery, above Windwardside village (in 1909 or 1910)
Banana harvesting on Saba (between 1910 and 1940)
Mount Scenery Trail trailhead in Windwardside
Communications tower at the top of Mt. Scenery