Pico Cristóbal Colón

Pico Cristóbal Colón, known as Gonawindua in the indigenous Kogi language, is the second highest mountain in Colombia, with a reported height of 5,712.8 metres. It is 7.6 metres lower than Colombia's highest mountain, Pico Simón Bolívar. There is a permanent snowcap on this peak and on the nearby mountains. It is part of the Sierra Nevada de Sant…
Pico Cristóbal Colón, known as Gonawindua in the indigenous Kogi language, is the second highest mountain in Colombia, with a reported height of 5,712.8 metres. It is 7.6 metres lower than Colombia's highest mountain, Pico Simón Bolívar. There is a permanent snowcap on this peak and on the nearby mountains. It is part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range, along with Pico Simón Bolívar, and was named after Christopher Columbus.
  • Elevation: 5,712.8 m (18,743 ft)
  • Location: Magdalena Department, Colombia
  • Prominence: 184 m (604 ft)
  • Parent range: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
  • First ascent: 1939 by Wood, Bakerwell and Praolini
  • Easiest route: basic snow/ice climb, Alpine PD

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