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Pico Cristóbal Colón is the highest mountain in Colombia, with an estimated height of 5,730 metres (18,800 ft). Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar are the two highest peaks in Colombia and are equal in elevation.[2] One or the other of these peaks is therefore the fifth most prominent in the world (see list of peaks by prominence). The nearest peak that is higher is Cayambe, some 1,288 kilometres (800 mi) away. There is a permanent snowcap on this peak and on the nearby mountains. It is part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range, along with Pico Simón Bolívar. The peak is named after Christopher Columbus.

Pico Cristóbal Colón
Pico Cristóbal Colón in 2008
Highest point
Elevation	5,730 m (18,800 ft)[1]
Prominence	5,508 m (18,071 ft) Ranked 5th
Isolation	1,287 km (800 mi)
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	10°50′18″N 73°41′12″W
Geography
Pico Cristóbal Colón Location in Colombia
Location	Magdalena Department, Colombia
Parent range	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Climbing
First ascent	1939 by Wood, Bakerwell and Praolini
Easiest route	basic snow/ice climb, Alpine PD

Climbing history

Colón was first climbed in 1939 by Walter Wood, Anderson Bakerwell and E. Praolini.[3]

Access to these mountains became very difficult after the early 1990s due to hostile locals, drug traffickers, and FARC guerillas. An expedition in 2015 led by John Biggar was one of the first to climb in the range for many years, and reached the summit of Pico Colón on 13 December.[4]

See also

• List of mountains by elevation
• List of Ultras of South America

References

На других языках

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[de] Pico Cristóbal Colón

Der Pico Cristóbal Colón ist ein Berg in der Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta und nach Christoph Kolumbus benannt.[1]

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- [en] Pico Cristóbal Colón

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[es] Pico Cristóbal Colón

El pico Cristóbal Colón, originalmente llamado Gonawindua por los Kogui, situado en el Caribe colombiano es parte del sistema montañoso de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Con una altitud de 5.775 m s. n. m., y a tan solo 42 kilómetros de la costa del Caribe, el pico Cristóbal Colón es una de las montañas costeras más altas del mundo, siendo el quinto pico más prominente del mundo, y el pico más alto del departamento del Magdalena, de Colombia, y de la cuenca del Caribe. Datos provistos por la misión SRTM señalan que el pico posee una altitud cercana a los 5700 m. s. n. m., menor a la tradicionalmente aceptada.[1]

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[fr] Pic Cristóbal Colón

Le pic Cristóbal Colón est un sommet de Colombie s'élevant à environ 5 775 mètres d'altitude et constituant le point culminant du pays et de la sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, probablement devant son voisin, le pic Simón Bolívar. C'est le cinquième plus haut sommet au monde par sa hauteur de culminance. Il est nommé en hommage à Christophe Colomb. Sa première ascension a été réussie en 1939. C'est un sommet sans difficulté majeure mais difficile d'accès, sur le territoire traditionnel des Arhuacos. Il est situé dans le parc national de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

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[it] Picco Cristoforo Colombo

Il picco Cristoforo Colombo (5.775 m s.l.m. - in spagnolo Pico Cristóbal Colón[1]) è la montagna più alta della Colombia.

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[ru] Кристобаль-Колон

Кристо́баль-Коло́н (исп. Pico Cristóbal Colón) — пик в горном массиве Сьерра-Невада-де-Санта-Марта, высочайшая точка Колумбии. Пик круглый год покрыт снежной шапкой. Назван в честь Христофора Колумба.

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