Monte Velha

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| photo_caption = View of Chã das Caldeiras from the slopes of Monte Velha

| elevation_m = 1482

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| listing = List of mountains in Cape Verde

| location = northeastern Fogo

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Monte Velha is a peak in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo in Cape Verde. Its elevation is 1,482 m. It is a subpeak of the Pico do Fogo volcano, located at the northeastern end of the crater rim. It lies within the municipality of Mosteiros, 4 km southwest of the city centre. Its forest is a protected area, part of the larger Fogo Natural Park.[http://www.areasprotegidas.gov.cv/images/Parques%20Naturais_pdf.pdf Parques Naturais], Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde

File:Fogo-Parc forestier de Monte Velha-Sentier (5).JPG

Due to the exposure of northeast winds, Monte Velha is the most humid part of the island. The annual precipitation shows much variation: in the period 1990-2000 it ranged between 214 and 1,481 mm.Teresa Leyens, [http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/2002/0130/0130.pdf Biodiversität und Erhalt der Hochlagenvegetation der Insel Fogo (Kap Verde): Ausarbeitung eines Konzeptes für ein Schutzgebiet], University of Bonn, 2002, p. 8 (pdf)