Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada de Mérida is the highest mountain range in the largest massif in Venezuela, the , which in turn is part of the northern extent of the .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 4,456 metres
  • Description: mountains in Venezuela
  • Also known as: Sierra Nevada de Merida” and “Sierra Nevada de Mérida

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pico Humboldt and La Corona Glacier.

Peak
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is Venezuela's second highest peak, at 4,925 metres above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of.

Sierra Nevada

Latitude
8.55708° or 8° 33′ 26″ north
Longitude
-70.9926° or 70° 59′ 33″ west
Elevation
4,456 metres (14,619 feet)
Open location code
67WFH244+RX
Geo­Names ID
3631520
Wiki­data ID
Q31552633
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Satellite Map

Discover Sierra Nevada from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Sierra Nevada” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Cebuano: Sierra Nevada
  • Chinese: 梅里达内华达山脉
  • Dutch: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Esperanto: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • French: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Georgian: სიერა-ნევადა-დე-მერიდა
  • German: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Italian: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Ladin: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Lithuanian: Siera Nevada de Merida
  • Macedonian: Сиера Невада де Мерида
  • Persian: سیرا نوادا د مریدا
  • Portuguese: Serra Nevada de Mérida
  • Romanian: Sierra Nevada de Merida
  • Russian: Сьерра-Невада-де-Мерида
  • Slovenian: Sierra Nevada
  • Spanish: Sierra Nevada de Merida
  • Spanish: Sierra Nevada de Mérida
  • Spanish: Sierra Nevada
  • Ukrainian: Сьєрра-Невада-де-Мерида
  • Ukrainian: Сьєрра-Невада-де-Меріда
  • Venetian: Siera Nevada

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Corona and Refugio Universidad de los Andes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laguna Los Aposentos and Pico Bonpland.

Mérida: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sierra Nevada”. Photo: Carla leal121, CC BY-SA 3.0.