Mount Cocuy

mountain, Colombia

Also known as: Sierra Nevada del Cocuy

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Mount Cocuy, also known as Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, is a prominent mountain in Colombia, reaching an elevation of 18,022 feet (5,493 meters). It is part of the Cordillera Oriental, one of the three main Andean ranges in Colombia. This mountain range is characterized by its folded and faulted marine sediments and older schists and gneisses. Mount Cocuy is situated in the northeastern part of the Cordillera Oriental, near Pamplona. The region is known for its high plateaus and deep canyons carved by rivers like the Chicamocha.1

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Colombia
Relief
…Oriental culminates in the towering Mount Cocuy (Sierra Nevada del Cocuy), which rises to 18,022 feet (5,493 metres). Beyond this point, near Pamplona, the cordillera splits into two much narrower ranges, one extending into Venezuela, the other, the Perijá Mountains, forming the northern boundary range between Colombia and Venezuela. The…
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…Oriental culminates in the towering Mount Cocuy (Sierra Nevada del Cocuy), which rises to 18,022 feet (5,493 metres). Beyond this point, near Pamplona, the cordillera splits into two much narrower ranges, one extending into Venezuela, the other, the Perijá Mountains, forming the northern boundary range between Colombia and Venezuela. The…
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Andes Mountains
Physiography of the Northern Andes
…the north-northeast; among them the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (18,022 feet) is high enough to have snowcapped peaks.
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…the north-northeast; among them the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (18,022 feet) is high enough to have snowcapped peaks.
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