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The 21 summits of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida
The Sierra Nevada de Mérida runs through Venezuela, and this is all of it: 21 catalogued summits, from Pico Bolívar at 4 981 m down to Cerro Saisay at 4 064 m — 917 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 55 km around 8.6° N, 71.0° W.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 13 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 21 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida?
Pico Bolívar, at 4 981 m — the highest of the 21 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Sierra Nevada de Mérida have?
21 catalogued summits, from Pico Bolívar (4 981 m) down to Cerro Saisay (4 064 m). The first 13 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Sierra Nevada de Mérida?
In Venezuela, around 8.6° N, 71.0° W. The summits on this list are spread over about 55 km.
