Pico da Neblina
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Pico da Neblina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpiku dɐ neˈblĩnɐ], Mist Peak) is the highest peak in Brazil, 2,995.3 metres (9,827 ft) above sea level, in the Serra da Neblina, part of the Serra do Imeri, a section of the Guiana Highlands on the Brazil-Venezuela border. As determined by a border survey expedition in 1962, its summit lies just within Brazilian territory, at a horizontal distance of only 687 m (2,254 ft) from the Venezuelan border at Pico 31 de Março. It is a common misconception[citation needed] to refer to this mountain as the highest point in South America outside the Andes while ignoring the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
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Pico da Neblina | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,995.30 m (9,827.1 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,887 m (9,472 ft) Ranked 112th |
Listing | Country high point Ultra |
Coordinates | 0°48′17″N 66°00′24″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | State of Amazonas, Brazil |
Parent range | Serra da Neblina ("Mountain Range of the Mists"), a section of Serra do Imeri in the Guiana Highlands |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1965 |
Easiest route | From the town of São Gabriel da Cachoeira to Iazinho river by truck, then by boat on Iazinho river, Ia river, Caburaí river and Tucano river, then on a jungle trail with three camps (Tucano, Bebedouro Novo, Garimpo do Tucano) before the final ascent. |
As the peak's name suggests, it is shrouded in dense clouds most of the time.[3] It was first ascended in 1965 by members of a Brazilian Army expedition.[citation needed]