Cerro Marahuaca

Cerro Marahuaca
Cerro Marahuaca Location in Venezuela
Highest point
Elevation	2,832 m (9,291 ft)
Prominence	2,289 m (7,510 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	03°39′36″N 65°24′24″W / 3.66000°N 65.40667°W / 3.66000; -65.40667Coordinates: 03°39′36″N 65°24′24″W / 3.66000°N 65.40667°W / 3.66000; -65.40667
Geography
Location	Amazonas, Venezuela

Cerro Marahuaca, also spelled Marahuaka, is a tepui in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an elevation of 2,832 metres (9,291 ft) above sea level and is the second-highest mountain of the entire Guayana Shield (after the Cerro de la Neblina complex). Cerro Marahuaca shares a common base with the much larger Cerro Duida and together they form the Duida–Marahuaca Massif. Both tepuis are located entirely within the bounds of Duida–Marahuaca National Park.

Cerro Marahuaca actually consists of two summit plateaus, the slightly larger northern one going by the Yekwana Amerindian name Fufha or Huha (03°46′52″N 65°29′31″W / 3.78111°N 65.49194°W / 3.78111; -65.49194 (Fufha)). The southern plateau (03°39′04″N 65°25′01″W / 3.65111°N 65.41694°W / 3.65111; -65.41694 (Cerro Marahuaca southern plateau)) is known by two local names; its northwestern edge is called Fuif or Fhuif, whereas its southeastern portion is called Atahua'shiho or Atawa Shisho. A massive ridge known as Cerro Petaca rises to at least 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) just west of these two plateaus.