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Pão de Açúcar, Brazil

Prominence: 376 m, 1234 ft

Elevation: 396 meters, 1299 feet

True Isolation: 5.05 km, 3.14 mi

Local or Alternate Name(s)	Alternate: Sugarloaf
Peak Type	Famous Peak, but not High Point
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	22° 56' 58'' S, 43° 9' 24'' W -22.949368, -43.156587 (Dec Deg) 689009 E 7460899 N, Zone 23 (UTM)
Country	Brazil
State/Province	Rio de Janeiro
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 38 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 36) Selected Trip Reports: 1987-01-12 by Ben Lostracco 2009-08-13 by Matthias Ihl (Unsuccessful) 2015-01-29 by Ida Vincent 2016-01-25 by Denise Mclellan 2016-08-11 by Oliver Warren 2019-06-15 by Ron Bartell (GPS Track)
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The famous "sugarloaf" that guards the exceptionally scenic harbor of Rio de Janeiro is one of the most recognizable and photographed peaks in the world.

Christine Mitchell belayed by our guide at the crux pitch of the "tourist" route on Pao de Acucar (2019-06-15). Photo by Ron Bartell. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 376 m/1233 ft Optimistic Prominence: 396 m/1298 ft Key Col: 20 m/66 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 5.05 km/3.14 mi Isolation Limit Point: -22.95, -43.2058 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Morro do Corcovado (W)
Ranges	Continent: South America Range2: Brazilian Highlands Range3: Southern Brazilian Highlands
Drainage Basins	Atlantic-Brazil/Uruguay Atlantic Ocean
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map Pão de Açúcar ( Key Col) Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Pao de Acucar summit observation deck with Copacabana (left) & Botafogo (right) in background (2006-12-04). Photo by Jason Crane.
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