Cerro Pintado
| Cerro Pintado | |
|---|---|
  Cerro Pintado Location in Venezuela (on border with Colombia) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,660 m (12,010 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,181 m (7,156 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 10°20′18″N 72°54′15″W / 10.33833°N 72.90417°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Colombia / Venezuela border |
Cerro Pintado is a mountain in South America. It has an elevation of 3,660 metres (12,008 ft) above sea level and sits on the international border between Colombia and Venezuela.
The name translates to English as "Painted Hills" due to the 350 geoglyphs inscribed on them between A.D. 500 and 1450.[2]
A hill by the same name in Amazonas State is host to some of the world's largest prehistoric petroglyphs, including depictions of gigantic snakes and Amazonian giant centipedes.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Venezuela, Brazil and the Guianas Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Cerros Pintados". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ Riris, Philip; Oliver, José Ramón; Mendieta, Natalia Lozada (June 2024). "Monumental snake engravings of the Orinoco River". Antiquity. 98 (399): 724–742. doi:10.15184/aqy.2024.55. ISSN 0003-598X.
External links
[edit]- "Cerro Pintado, Colombia/Venezuela". Peakbagger.com.
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