Pico Simón Bolívar

Pico Simón Bolívar is the second highest mountain in Colombia, with an estimated height of 5,730 metres. Pico Bolívar and the neighbouring summit of Pico Cristóbal Colón are the two highest peaks in Colombia and are very nearly equal in elevation. The difference in elevation is estimated to be only one or two metres. One or other of these peaks is therefore the fifth most prominent in the world. The nearest peak that is higher is Cayambe, some 1,288 kilometres away. There is a permanent snowcap on this peak and on the nearby mountains. It is part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range, along with Pico Cristóbal Colón. The peak is named after Simón Bolívar.