– Lat/Long: 10.53° N 66.83° W

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Pico Oriental mountain guide

Cumbre del Pico Naiguatá 2.765 msnm, Pico Oriental photo

Pico Oriental

Photo credit: Elsa Yraly Camargo Guia

  • Elevation: 2640 m
  • Difficulty: Walk up
  • Best months to climb: January, February, December
  • Convenient center: Caracas

Pico Oriental Climbing Notes

Eloy Boulton from VENEZUELA writes:

All the way to the top of Pico Oriental, located at El Avila National Park, besides Caracas, is a comfortable and not technical climb.

The most popular route begins at Altamira, 10ma. Tranversal; no permit or fee required. Anyone around will show you the start point. At the entrance you can look at a well displayed map which will show you the route and names of the most important places you will pass through to reach the summit. Don't miss looking at the changing vegetation, from cloud forest to Subparamo. On route and very near the top you will enjoy spectacular sights towards the city of Caracas and to the coastline of the Litoral Central, a drop of 2640 meters under your feet which impressed the very well known naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt, first summiter of this peak on January 03, 1800.

There is no water near the top so take your own, and don't forget a headlamp and a jacket, it can get very chilly up there.
Have a nice climb!!

2015-09-08

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1. Cerro El Ávila (2765 m) 3.7 km
2. Pico Naiguatá (2765 m) 5.7 km
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8. Pico El Águila (4118 m) 475.5 km
9. Mucunuque (4670 m) 478.1 km
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