Monte Hacho

Monte Hacho is the low mountain that overlooks the Spanish enclave Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa. Located at , it is 204 m (669 ft) high. Monte Hacho is positioned on the Mediterranean coast opposite Gibraltar, and along with Gibraltar is claimed by some to be one of the Pillars of Hercules (the other candidate for the southern pillar being Jebel Musa.

Monte Hacho is located on a peninsula and topped by a fort, the Fortaleza de Hacho, which was first built by the Byzantines, before being added to by the Moroccans, Portuguese and Spanish. It is now occupied by the Spanish army. Monte Hacho also has a convent, Ermita de San Antonio, and a monument to Generalissimo Franco and the start of the Spanish Civil War in North Africa in 1936.

References

• Morocco, Lonely planet ISBN 1-74059-361-8
• peakbagger.com

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Images of Fortaleza de Hacho