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Nevado del Huila

Elevation
5,365 m
#458
in the world
#6
in Colombia
2,650 m
prominence

Nevado del Huila is a mountain in Colombia, rising to 5,365 m, the 6th highest we list in Colombia, part of the Cordillera Central.

Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
33 km away
First ascent
1944
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Nevado del Huila

Nevado del Huila lies in Colombia, in Cauca Department.

Key facts

Elevation
5,365 m (17,602 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,650 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Cauca Department
Coordinates
2.933, -76.033

How it ranks

Among peaks in Colombia
#6of 32
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Central
#1of 6
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#458of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Pico de Paletará4,605 m82 km
Volcán Sotará4,580 m111 km
Nevado del Tolima5,276 m207 km
Nevado del Quindío4,760 m211 km
Peñas de Caracoli4,600 m213 km
Paramillo de Santa Rosa4,600 m217 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Nevado del Huila.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BelalcázarColombia36,97733 km
CorintoColombia33,84637 km
MirandaColombia43,33342 km
FloridaColombia47,17349 km
Santander de QuilichaoColombia99,35451 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Pico Cristóbal Colón5,775 m
2Pico Simón Bolívar5,774 m
3Pico Simons5,560 m
4Pico La Reina5,535 m
5Pico Ojeda5,490 m
6Nevado del Huila5,365 m
7Nevado del Ruiz5,300 m
8Nevado del Tolima5,276 m
9Pico El Guadrián5,235 m
11Nevado Santa Isabel4,950 m

Common questions

How tall is Nevado del Huila?
Nevado del Huila rises to 5,365 m (17,602 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Nevado del Huila?
Nevado del Huila is in Colombia, in Cauca Department.
Where does Nevado del Huila rank?
It is the 6th highest of the 32 peaks we list in Colombia, and #458 worldwide.
When was Nevado del Huila first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1944.
What is the nearest city to Nevado del Huila?
Belalcázar, Colombia, about 33 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.