Pico Bolívar

Pico Bolvar ranked first among the highest mountains in Venezuela, with a summit elevation of 16,342 feet above sea level. Although the Mérida Cable Car, the world's highest cable car, travels close, climbing is the only means to reach the summit of Pico Bolvar. Enrique Bourgoin, H. Molina, and Domingo Pea made the first successful ascent to the summit in 1935.

Researchers have measured this mountain on various occasions, and it was once estimated to be 16,410 feet high. The most recent and most precise of these observations took place in 2002. This snow-covered mountain is home to three glaciers that have been building for over 12,000 years. Currently, these glaciers only cover about 7.48 hectares of land.

Location: on the mountain previously called La Columna, next to El León and El Toro

Elevation: 4.978 m