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Record SL-775466 · Wikidata Q1188034

Pico Humboldt

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Elevation
4,942 m
16,214 ft
Prominence
440 m
Isolation
5.6 km
Coordinates
8.5498° N, 70.9964° W
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Pico Humboldt
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Description

Wikipedia

Pico Humboldt is Venezuela's second highest peak, at 4,925 metres above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of (Mérida State). The peak, its sister peak Pico Bonpland, and the surrounding páramos are protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park. The mountain is named after German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.

First ascent

Date
1911
Alfredo Jahn
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Pico Ruíz Terán 4,940 m E 87° 0.1 km
Pico Bonpland 4,873 m SW 228° 1.2 km
Pico La Concha 4,922 m W 280° 3.4 km