Mount Scenery

Mount Scenery is a potentially active volcano in the Caribbean Netherlands. Its lava dome forms the summit of the Saba island stratovolcano. At an elevation of 887 m (2,910 ft),[1] it is the highest point in both the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and, since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, the highest point in the Netherlands proper.

Mount Scenery
Saba with Mount Scenery's peak in the clouds
Highest point
Elevation	887 m (2,910 ft)
Prominence	887 m (2,910 ft)
Listing	Country high point
Coordinates	17°38′06″N 63°14′21″W
Geography
Mount Scenery location in the Lesser Antilles
Location	Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano with lava dome
Volcanic arc	Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	1640

The Saba volcano is potentially dangerous; the latest eruption was in or around the year 1640 and included explosions and pyroclastic flows.

On 2 September 2019, Mt. Scenery Nature Park was elevated to the status of national park.[2]

It has a hiking trail to its summit, which is one of Saba's biggest tourist attractions. Along the way up the mountain can be found all of the climate zones on Saba, including a cloud forest at the summit.

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  The peak as seen from Windwardside
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  Mount Scenery in the clouds
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  View from Mount Scenery with Windwardside in the front

See also

• List of volcanoes in the Netherlands
• Vaalserberg - the highest point in the Netherlands in Europe

References

1. "Saba". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
2. http://www.saba-news.com/national-park-status-for-mount-scenery-nature-park/