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Pico Simón Bolívar

Elevation
5,774 m
#361
in the world
#2
in Colombia

Pico Simón Bolívar is a mountain in Colombia, rising to 5,774 m, the 2nd highest in Colombia.

Elevation
5,774 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#361
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Pico Simón Bolívar

Pico Simón Bolívar lies in Colombia, in La Guajira Department.

Key facts

Elevation
5,774 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
La Guajira Department
Coordinates
10.835, -73.693
First ascent
1939

How it ranks

Among peaks in Colombia
#2of 32
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#361of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Pico Cristóbal Colón5,775 m0.7 km
Pico Simons5,560 m1.6 km
Pico Ojeda5,490 m7.1 km
Pico El Guadrián5,235 m7.7 km
Pico La Reina5,535 m8.6 km
Pico Codazzi4,904 m9.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Pico Simón Bolívar.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AracatacaColombia41,87261 km
ValleduparColombia490,07563 km
CiénagaColombia88,31164 km
FundaciónColombia59,17564 km
PuebloviejoColombia33,72067 km

About this mountain

At 5,774 m, this peak ranks second among Colombia's listed summits, lying 60.8 km from Aracataca. Pico Cristóbal Colón stands 0.7 km away at 5,775 m, making the two near-identical in height. Pico Simons (5,560 m) is 1.6 km distant. The first recorded ascent was in 1939.

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 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
10Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano5,214 m

Common questions

How tall is Pico Simón Bolívar?
Pico Simón Bolívar rises to 5,774 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Pico Simón Bolívar?
Pico Simón Bolívar is in Colombia, in La Guajira Department.
Where does Pico Simón Bolívar rank?
It is the 2nd highest of the 32 peaks we list in Colombia, and #361 worldwide.
When was Pico Simón Bolívar first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1939.
What is the nearest city to Pico Simón Bolívar?
Aracataca, Colombia, about 61 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.