Pico Simón Bolívar

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Pico Simón Bolívar is one of Colombia’s highest and most prominent mountain peaks, rising dramatically near the Caribbean coast in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range.

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Pico Simón Bolívar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain peak
access restricted and logistically difficult
climbingDifficulty technical alpine climb
country Colombia
drainageTo Caribbean Sea
elevation approximately 5775 m
firstAscentBy A. Baker
E. Praolini
E. Wolf
W. Wood
firstAscentYear 1939
hasClimate alpine
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco

Kankuamo people NERFINISHED
Kogi people NERFINISHED
Wiwa people NERFINISHED
hasGlaciers yes
hasHazard avalanches
rockfall
severe weather
hasMainClimbingSeason dry season (roughly December to March)
hasNeighboringPeak Pico Cristóbal Colón
hasSnowCap yes
hasVegetationZones from tropical lowlands to high-mountain tundra
isAmong highest mountains in Colombia
most prominent peaks in the world
isHighestPointOf Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta massif (shared with Pico Cristóbal Colón)
isPartOf Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
isRemote yes
isSacredIn indigenous cosmology of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
isSubjectTo glacial retreat
latitudeApprox 11.1° N
locatedIn Magdalena Department
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park
locatedNear Caribbean Sea
Caribbean coast of Colombia
locatedOnContinent South America
longitudeApprox 74.0° W
namedAfter Simón Bolívar
nearbyCity Santa Marta
partOf Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range
prominence over 5500 m
rangeType coastal mountain range
relativeHeightRankInWorld among top peaks by prominence
sharesMassifWith Pico Cristóbal Colón
topographicIsolation very high

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