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Sierra Nevada de Mérida

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Peak
  
Pico Bolívar

States
  
Merida and Barinas

Age of rock
  
Precambrian

Elevation
  
16,342 ft (4,981 m)

Country
  
Venezuela

Sierra Nevada de Mérida httpsiytimgcomvi9FNoTwOsFRohqdefaultjpg

Length
  
200 mi (320 km) Southeast-Northwest

Similar
  
Sierra Nevada National, Pico Bolívar, Pico Humboldt, Pico Espejo, Mérida cable car

The Sierra Nevada de Mérida is the highest mountain range in the largest massif in Venezuela, the Cordillera de Mérida, which in turn is part of the northern extent of the Cordillera de los Andes (Andes Mountains). The Sierra Nevada de Mérida includes the highest peaks in Venezuela, Pico Bolívar, which has an elevation of 4,981 metres (16,342 ft), Pico Humboldt, Pico Bonpland and others.

Map of Sierra Nevada, M%C3%A9rida, Venezuela

The Sierra Nevada National Park is a protected area within the range.

References

Sierra Nevada de Mérida Wikipedia