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Peak · Venezuela

Pico Humboldt

Elevation
4,940 m
#577
in the world
#3
in Venezuela
440 m
prominence

Pico Humboldt is a peak in Venezuela, rising to 4,940 m, the 3rd highest in Venezuela.

Elevation
4,940 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
440 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
5.6 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#577
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Pico Humboldt

Pico Humboldt lies in Venezuela, in Merida.

Key facts

Elevation
4,940 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
440 m
Isolation
5.6 km
Type
Peak
Region
Merida
Coordinates
8.550, -70.983
First ascent
1911

How it ranks

Among peaks in Venezuela
#3of 40
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#577of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Pico La Corona4,488 m3.7 km
Pico La Concha4,922 m4.8 km
Pico Bonpland4,883 m5.8 km
Peña El Hombre4,295 m5.9 km
La Columna4,978 m6.8 km
Pico Bolívar4,981 m7.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Pico Humboldt.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
TabayVenezuela23,53914 km
MéridaVenezuela300,00021 km
EjidoVenezuela120,97828 km
SocopóVenezuela72,35240 km
LagunillasVenezuela28,17645 km

About this mountain

The third-highest peak in Venezuela, Pico Humboldt rises to 4,940 m in Merida. Its topographic prominence is 440 m, with the nearest higher ground 6 km away. Pico La Concha, at 4,922 m, lies 4.8 km distant; Pico Bonpland stands 4,883 m at 5.8 km. The first recorded ascent was in 1911. Tabay is 13.9 km away with a population of 23,539, and Mérida lies 20.7 km distant with a population of 300,000.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Pico Bolívar4,981 m
2La Columna4,978 m
3Pico Humboldt4,940 m
4Pico La Concha4,922 m
5Pico Bonpland4,883 m
6Pico Espejo4,765 m
7Pico El Toro4,755 m
8Pico El León4,740 m
9Pico El León4,740 m
10Pico Los Nevados4,633 m

Common questions

How tall is Pico Humboldt?
Pico Humboldt rises to 4,940 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Pico Humboldt?
Pico Humboldt is in Venezuela, in Merida.
Where does Pico Humboldt rank?
It is the 3rd highest of the 40 peaks we list in Venezuela, and #577 worldwide.
When was Pico Humboldt first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1911.
What is the nearest city to Pico Humboldt?
Tabay, Venezuela, about 14 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.