The green slopes
Above Malabo.
Serge Moons — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jmhi — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jmhi — CC BY-SA 4.0
Pico Basilé is the highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, on Bioko island, rising to 3,011 metres above sea level. It is the summit of the largest of the three overlapping shield volcanoes that form the island, close to the city of Malabo. It was formerly known as Pico de Santa Isabel and Clarence Peak. The peak is part of Pico Basilé National Park, created in April 2000. All three volcanoes on the island are listed as active, but only Basilé has erupted in historic times, most recently in 1923. The island lies on the volcanic Cameroon Line, and from the summit Mount Cameroon can be seen to the north-east. From Malabo you see a broad dark-blue mountain whose dense green slopes rise above the city, its top under cloud on most days. Rainforest and farms cover the lower slopes. On clear mornings the whole mountain shows behind the city's roofs and palm trees. It is about 18 km from central Malabo in a straight line. A road reaches near the top, but the summit holds a broadcast station, so access may be restricted; ask locally and follow instructions. It is cold up high.
Above Malabo.
On the top.
From the city.
Northern Bioko, south of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
A road nears the top, but access may be restricted, so ask locally.
It is listed as active, last erupting in 1923.