Ritacuba Blanco
E680380
Ritacuba Blanco is a prominent glaciated mountain peak in the Colombian Andes, renowned as one of the country’s highest and a key feature of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean peak
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine ⓘ |
| climbingDifficultyNormalRoute | alpine PD ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Magdalena River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
17749 ft
ⓘ
5410 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy | Austrian–German expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| geology | sedimentary and metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| hasAccessRegulatedBy | Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinatesApprox | 6.47°N 72.30°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
permanent snowfields
ⓘ
retreating glacier ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | Ritacuba Blanco Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotoSubject | Andean glacier landscapes ⓘ |
| hasStatus | protected area feature ⓘ |
| hasSummitRidgeOrientation | north–south ⓘ |
| hasVegetationBeltBelow | páramo ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfHighestPointsOf | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectTo | glacier retreat due to climate change ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionOf |
Boyacá Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boyacá Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Oriental NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada del Cocuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | El Cocuy National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainNormalRouteFrom | El Cocuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainType | glaciated stratovolcanic-type massif ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
El Cocuy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guicán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the highest Colombian peaks
ⓘ
large glacier coverage (historically) ⓘ |
| partOf | El Cocuy–Chita–Guicán massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | about 1300 m ⓘ |
| range |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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