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Mountain · Serra da Estrela · continental Portugal

Torre

1,993 m6,539 ft

Prominence: 1,203 m3,948 ft
Isolation: 156 km
Tonight: 0°CPartly cloudy · Wind 6 km/h N

Torre is a 1,993 m (6,539 ft) mountain in the Serra da Estrela, continental Portugal, Portugal.

All facts

Elevation: 1,993 m · 6,539 ft
Nearest higher peak: Sierra de Pinajarro (2,099 m)
Range: Serra da Estrela
Region: continental Portugal, Portugal
Coordinates: 40.3218° N, 7.6126° W

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3D map

Torre 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Torre terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Torre elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Torre weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 0°C (32°F) · Wind 6 km/h N

Torre forecast for the summit, about 1,993 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 748 m.

Tonight0°–6 km/h NBase 8°
Sat2°12°–11 km/h WBase 10 / 19°
Sun4°13°–12 km/h NWBase 12 / 20°
Mon6°13°–9 km/h SEBase 13 / 21°
Tue4°11°–6 km/h NWBase 12 / 19°
Wed5°13°–5 km/h SEBase 13 / 20°
Thu6°12°–8 km/h SBase 13 / 20°
Fri5°13°–7 km/h SBase 12 / 21°
Sat5°13°–6 km/h EBase 12 / 21°
Sun3°11°0.1 mm10 km/h SEBase 11 / 18°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Torre

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Torre, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.0 km SW
+2 more within 0.1 km
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Nearest campsite
Campismo do Covão da Ametade
2.2 km ENE
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Nearest trailhead
Rota dos Poios Brancos
3.6 km E · +1 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest hut
4.3 km ESE
+1 more within 5.8 km
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Nearest caravan site
Parque de Autocaravanas de Unhais da Serra
7.4 km S
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	0.0 km SW
Parking	0.1 km WNW
Parking	0.1 km WSW
Campismo do Covão da AmetadeCampsite	2.2 km ENE
Rota dos Poios BrancosTrailhead	3.6 km E
Hut	4.3 km ESE
Hut	5.8 km ESE
Painel inicial EBIO do Vale do ZêzereTrailhead	6.0 km NE
Parque de Autocaravanas de Unhais da SerraCaravan site	7.4 km S

Slope

Share of the 8.8 × 8.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

41.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

38.4%

Steep, 30–45°

19.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.8%

Steeper than 30°: 20.2% of the 77 km² view
Relief in view: 1,245 m low point 748 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 86.1%Trees 9.4%Shrubland 1.9%Water 1.3%Bare rock / sparse 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.4 km, measured from the Torre summit.

Summit list 7

1Cântaro Magro1,928 m 1.3 km ENE
2Cântaro Raso1,916 m 1.4 km E
3Cântaro Gordo1,875 m 1.9 km NE
4Alto do Terroeiro1,782 m 2.1 km SSE
5Penha dos Abutres1,822 m 3.4 km W
6Piornal1,757 m 3.9 km NNE
7Alto da Pedrice1,758 m 4.1 km SE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.4 km; 659 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Common juniper75
Northern Wheatear62
Short-leaved Stonecrop54
Dunnock51
Hoop-petticoat daffodil49
Iberian Green Frog47

Where it sits

Where Torre sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Circo de Gredos198 km E

Torre downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGTorre satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-10.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,993 m at the summit; the official height is 1,993 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,993 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,993 m	-0 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,991 m	-2 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Torre

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Nearest trailhead

Nearest hut

Nearest caravan site

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