Sierra Nevada del Cocuy

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Sierra Nevada del Cocuy is a prominent glaciated mountain range and national park in northeastern Colombia, renowned for its high Andean peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.

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Sierra Nevada del Cocuy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain range
national park
national park
town
town
climate cold alpine
contains glacial lakes
páramo ecosystems
rocky ridges
snowfields
country Colombia
Colombia
drainageBasin Magdalena River valley
surface form: Magdalena River basin

Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin
elevation 5410 m
established 1977
hasActivity hiking
ice climbing
wildlife observation
hasGlacier Ritacuba Blanco Glacier
surface form: Cocuy Glacier system

Ritacuba Blanco Glacier
hasHighestPoint Ritacuba Blanco
hasPeak Castillo
Concavo
surface form: Concavito

Concavo
Cóncavo Norte
Cóncavo Oriental
Cóncavo Sur
Pan de Azúcar
Púlpito del Diablo
Ritacuba Blanco
Toti
knownFor alpine landscapes
glaciated peaks
high-altitude trekking
mountaineering
locatedIn Arauca Department
Boyacá Department
Casanare Department
locatedInRegion northeastern Colombia
nearestTown El Cocuy
Guicán
partOf Andes
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
protectedAs Cocuy National Natural Park
typicalElevationRange 3000–5400 m

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Eastern Cordillera of the Andes highestPoint Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
Departamento de Boyacá hasHighestPoint Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
Cordillera Oriental containsMountainRange Sierra Nevada del Cocuy