Poço da Pedreira

SMA 3
36º 58'54''N 25º 03'38''W
Poço da Pedreira
Poço da Pedreira
Poço da Pedreira

“Poço da Pedreira” is an abandoned quarry, where old and intensively weathered basaltic scoria was exploited. Given its age and weathering the tephra are agglutinated and red-colored, what explains the steeply slopes of the quarry front and the name “Pico Vermelho” (Red Peak) for the scoria cone.

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