Pico Humboldt

Pico Humboldt
Pico Humboldt in 2008
Highest point
Elevation4,925 m (16,158 ft)
Prominence440 m
Isolation5.62 km (3.49 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates8°32′58.78″N 70°59′46.11″W / 8.5496611°N 70.9961417°W / 8.5496611; -70.9961417
Geography
Map
LocationMérida, Venezuela
Parent rangeSierra Nevada, Andes
Climbing
First ascent1911 by Alfredo Jahn
Easiest routeLaguna del Suero

Pico Humboldt 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 (Mérida State). The peak, its sister peak Pico Bonpland, and the surrounding páramos are protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park. The mountain is named after German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.