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 Mérida”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pico Humboldt and La Corona Glacier.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a summit in , .

Glacier
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake
Photo: Hendricksanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lake.

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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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”
  • Galician: “Serra 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 Mérida”
  • Spanish: “Sierra Nevada”
  • Ukrainian: “Сьєрра-Невада-де-Мерида”
  • Ukrainian: “Сьєрра-Невада-де-Меріда”
  • Venetian: “Siera Nevada”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Corona and Refugio Universidad de los Andes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Laguna Los Aposentos and Pico Bonpland.

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