Monte Estância, Mountain summit in Boa Vista, Cape Verde.

Monte Estância is a summit on the southeastern side of Boa Vista island, rising about 387 meters above sea level. The slopes show natural rock formations and sparse plant growth in an arid landscape.

Monte Estância is a volcanic mountain, and at 387 m it is the highest point of Boa Vista, an island otherwise flat and arid. Its near-circular, vegetation-free form rises isolated amid wide plains in the southeast of the island, a few kilometres from João Barrosa. Cape Verde has protected it as a natural monument for its geological and geomorphological features and its effect on the island's landscape.

Monte Estância is visible from every point of Boa Vista, and the French Wikipedia notes that this makes it a landscape icon for the island. The protected natural monument also holds endemic flowering plants and protected birds, which residents and visitors associate with the mountain's isolated, vegetation-free cone.

A 4x4 vehicle from Sal Rei town is the best way to reach the mountain, following marked paths through the protected natural area. The climb requires reasonable fitness and is best done outside the hottest hours of the day.

The protected area covers 739 ha with a perimeter of 10,947 m, while the French source gives about 736 ha. It holds endemic flowering plants and protected birds. The mountain is a volcanic relief, almost circular and bare of vegetation, isolated among wide flat stretches.