Ritacuba Blanco

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Ritacuba Blanco is a prominent glaciated mountain peak in the Colombian Andes, renowned as one of the country’s highest and a key feature of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.

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Ritacuba Blanco canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean peak
mountain
climateZone alpine
climbingDifficultyNormalRoute alpine PD
continent South America
country Colombia
drainageBasin Magdalena River basin
Orinoco River basin
linked to: Orinoco Basin
elevation 17749 ft
5410 m
firstAscentBy Austrian–German expedition
linked to: Austrian expedition
firstAscentYear 1939
geology sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
hasAccessRegulatedBy Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
hasCoordinatesApprox 6.47°N 72.30°W
hasFeature permanent snowfields
retreating glacier
hasGlacier Ritacuba Blanco Glacier
hasPhotoSubject Andean glacier landscapes
hasStatus protected area feature
hasSummitRidgeOrientation north–south
hasVegetationBeltBelow páramo
isHighestPointOf Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
isOneOfHighestPointsOf Colombia
isSubjectTo glacier retreat due to climate change
isTouristAttractionOf Boyacá Department
Colombia
locatedIn Boyacá Department
Colombian Andes
Cordillera Oriental
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
locatedInProtectedArea El Cocuy National Natural Park
mainNormalRouteFrom El Cocuy
mountainType glaciated stratovolcanic-type massif
nearestTown El Cocuy
Guicán
notableFor being among the highest Colombian peaks
large glacier coverage (historically)
partOf El Cocuy–Chita–Guicán massif
prominence about 1300 m
range Andes
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
usedFor high-altitude climbing
mountaineering
trekking

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Sierra Nevada del Cocuy hasHighestPoint Ritacuba Blanco
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy hasPeak Ritacuba Blanco
Cordillera Oriental highestPeak Ritacuba Blanco
Toti nearbyFeature Ritacuba Blanco
Ritacuba Blanco Glacier locatedIn Ritacuba Blanco
Cocuy National Natural Park highestPoint Ritacuba Blanco
Northeastern Colombia highestPoint Ritacuba Blanco
subject linked to: northeastern Colombia