Pico Naiguatá

Pico Naiguatá
Highest point
Elevation 2,765 m (9,072 ft) [1]
Prominence 2,455 m (8,054 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 10°32′36″N 66°46′57″W / 10.54333°N 66.78250°W / 10.54333; -66.78250Coordinates: 10°32′36″N 66°46′57″W / 10.54333°N 66.78250°W / 10.54333; -66.78250 [1]
Geography
Pico Naiguatá
Location in Venezuela near Caracas
Location Miranda / Vargas,
Venezuela

Pico Naiguatá is the summit of a mountain in South America near Caracas, Venezuela, part of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, of which it is the highest peak. It is situated on the border of the Venezuelan states Miranda and Vargas. With a summit elevation of 2,765 metres (9,072 ft) and a topographic isolation of 2,455 metres (8,054 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point in both of these states and the fourth highest of the Caribbean after Pico Simón Bolivar and Pico Cristóbal Colón of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range in Colombia and Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Venezuela, Brazil and the Guianas Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  • "Pico Naiguatá, Venezuela". Peakbagger.com.


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