Mount Pico, Portugal Mar 4, 2023

Mount Pico, Portugal

At almost 8,000 feet above sea level, Mount Pico is the highest point in the Azores, a collection of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean that are an autonomous region of Portugal. Back in 1562, an eruption here on Pico Island lasted for more than two years, but this stratovolcano has been lying dormant since 1720.

© Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Mar 4, 2018Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
Mar 4, 2019The eloquence of elephants
Mar 4, 2020A different kind of dive
Mar 4, 2021The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
Mar 4, 20222022 Winter Paralympics
Mar 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Mar 4, 2025Happy Fat Tuesday!
Mar 4, 2026Purple crocus flowers, Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 15, 2019Basking in the glow
Dec 11, 2018‘The mountains are calling’
Aug 9, 2018Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
Feb 20, 2019An unlikely friendship in the wild
Jan 17, 2021On the Route of the Waterfalls
Mar 17, 2024St. Patricks Day
Jun 13, 2021Bear watching in the Finnish forest
Apr 22, 2023Earth Day and National Park Week
May 4, 2018May the Fourth be with you…
Jul 13, 2024International Rock Day
Oct 19, 2023Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
Oct 12, 2022Fossil Day
Sep 8, 2018It’s oh so quiet
Feb 27, 2024International Polar Bear Day
Apr 6, 2022Crested caracaras
Jun 15, 2023Nature Photography Day
Jun 15, 2019Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
Jun 7, 2020A hermitage with a view
Jul 18, 2019A learning garden
Sep 15, 2022Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 18, 2018Fall comes to the Last Frontier
Mar 22, 2019Fresh water on the Silk Road
Dec 12, 2019On the lookout for Sheep-Cote Clod
May 25, 2021An improbable tribute for Towel Day
May 13, 2023World Migratory Bird Day
Dec 17, 2019When in Rome...celebrate Saturnalia
Sep 25, 2021Autumn comes to the Porcupines
Jun 25, 2021Birds and bees, and why they re so important
Aug 3, 2022Red-necked grebes during breeding season
Jun 21, 2018Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day