Juncal
- 5,636 ft
- summit
- Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, IP-RAM
- managed by
- May–Oct
- best months
Juncal is a mountain in Madeira, Portugal, with its summit at about 5,640 ft (1,718 m) above sea level. It stands inside Parque Natural da Madeira. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include PR 3 - Vereda do Burro and Vereda do Pico Ruivo. The nearest town is Ribeiro Frio, about 2.2 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Arieiro, Meires and Poço da Neve. Poço do Cabo da Ribeira and Caldeirão do Inferno are within about 3 miles. For camping, Unofficial flat ground suitable to pitch a discreet tent and Pico Ruivo are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 5,636 ft
- Land manager
- Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, IP-RAM
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Juncal. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Juncal
How tall is Juncal?
5,636 ft (1,718 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Juncal?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
ArieiroSummit · Next doorPhoto: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Poço da NeveSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EscalvadoSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
CidrãoSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
RuivoSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Achada do TeixeiraSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: anagh, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PoisoSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SerradoSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Leo-setä, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- MeiresSummit · Next door
- NogueiraSummit · ~1 min drive
Also worth it near here
Vereda do Pico RuivoHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pico RuivoCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
São NicolauWaterfall · ~12 min drivePhoto: Anika Levchuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Juncal
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
50° / 45°
12 wet
Feb
50° / 44°
10 wet
Mar
52° / 46°
10 wet
Apr
52° / 46°
9 wet
May
56° / 49°
7 wet
Jun
64° / 57°
4 wet
Jul
72° / 63°
3 wet
Aug
71° / 63°
3 wet
Sep
65° / 58°
6 wet
Oct
59° / 53°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 49°
11 wet
Dec
51° / 46°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 4,718 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
