Pico Bolívar

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/pico-bolvar

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1. How tall is Pico Bolívar?4,978 meters (16,332 feet)
2. What is the location?Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Mérida State, Venezuela
3. What is the geological neighbors?El León (4,743 m) and El Toro (4,695 m)
4. Why is it called Pico Bolívar?In 1934 it was renamed to honor Simón Bolívar, the hero of South American independence, replacing its earlier name La Columna.
5. How can you reach the summit of Pico Bolívar?The summit can only be reached by trekking. Climbers start from Pico Espejo and must climb steep ice walls and rocky outcrops.

Stratovolcano: A tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and ash.
Páramo: A high-altitude tropical grassland ecosystem found in the Andes Mountains.
Glacial Cirque: A bowl-shaped hollow on the side of a mountain, carved out by glaciers.
Nomenclature: The devising or choosing of names for things.