Morro da Igreja is the highest peak in Santa Catarina, standing at 1,822 metres and offering views across the highland plateau and — on clear days — all the way to the sea. The peak is reached by a road that climbs through Araucaria forest and then opens onto exposed rocky grassland. A large concrete cross marks the summit, which is also home to a telecommunications tower.
The road to the summit is accessible by vehicle. On clear days the drive is one of the most dramatic in the Serra Catarinense — the landscape becomes progressively more austere as you climb, the pines giving way to wind-bent scrub and then bare rock. In winter the grass here whitens with frost overnight. The summit is inside the national park, and an entry fee applies.