Monte Graciosa

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| location = northern Santiago

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Monte Graciosa (Portuguese meaning “gracious mountain”) is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km north of the town of Tarrafal, overlooking the Baía de Tarrafal. Its elevation is 643 m.[https://cmt.cv/index.php/guia-turistico/itemlist/category/1-guia-tur%C3%ADstico Tarrafal guia turístico], Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Towards the west it ends in the headland of Ponta Preta. It is part of a larger proposed natural park.{{rp|40}} The mountain is of volcanic origin, composed of phonolite and rich in feldspar and olivine.[http://www.cmt.cv/index.php/atividade-municipal/urbanismo/pdm/item/27-pdm-9 Relatório do Plano Director Municipal - Volume I], Câmara Municipal de Tarrafal de Santiago, September 2011{{rp|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. daltonii, Paronychia illecebroides, Cynanchum daltonii and Macaronesian ironwood (Sideroxylon marginatum).{{rp|23}}