Ritacuba Blanco

At 17,749 feet, the Ritacuba Blanco is the highest peak in the Cordillera Oriental and Colombia's sixth tallest mountain. It is located in the state of Boyaca, near the Venezuelan border's center area. The Sierra Nevada National Park contains the peak. The glaciers on this mountain have been harmed by global warming, and they are expected to vanish totally by 2025. Ritacuba Blanco's glaciers once reached a height of 14,800 feet above sea level, but by 2007, they had been reduced to a height of 15,700 feet. The glaciers are expected to melt at a pace of 25 linear meters per year.

The ranges are now primarily used for mining, timber, ranching, and agriculture, which has resulted in extensive deforestation. This has had a negative impact on the climate and habitats of animals such as the Andean spectacled bear, the rare jaguar, amphibians, bird species, bats, and insects due to habitat fragmentation.

Location: Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia
Height: 5,410 m (17,750 feet)
Range: Cordillera Oriental, Colombia; Andes