Pico da Neblina
| Pico da Neblina | |
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Pico da Neblina seen from the distance, without the usual clouds. The round blue-shaded secondary peak just behind it is Pico 31 de Março.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,995.30 m (9,827.1 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,887 m (9,472 ft) Ranked 112th |
| Isolation | 931 kilometres (578 mi) |
| Listing |
Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 0°48′17″N 66°00′24″W / 0.80472°N 66.00667°WCoordinates: 0°48′17″N 66°00′24″W / 0.80472°N 66.00667°W |
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 Pico da Neblina
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| 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. |
Pico da Neblina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpiku dɐ neˈblĩnɐ], Mist Peak) is the highest mountain 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.
As the peak's name suggests, it is shrouded in dense clouds most of the time. It was first ascended in 1965 by members of a Brazilian Army expedition.
Officially, Pico da Neblina is located in the municipality of Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, state of Amazonas. However, this is of next to no practical significance, since the mountain is inaccessible from the urban seat of the municipality, about 180 km (112 mi) away, and federal authority over the national park, the Yanomami reservation and the border security area supersedes municipal authority in all practical respects. The nearest city is actually São Gabriel da Cachoeira, about 140 km (87 mi) in a straight line, from where virtually all climbing expeditions depart.
The mountain is contained in the Brazilian Pico da Neblina National Park; its northern slopes are also protected in Venezuela's Serranía de la Neblina National Park. The twin parks, together with the neighbouring Parima Tapirapecó National Park (Venezuela), form a protected area complex of about 80,000 km², possibly the largest national park system in tropical rainforests in the world. Pico da Neblina is also located within the territory of the Yanomami people's reservation.
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