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Colombian Andes

Range Type	Politically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Ritacuba Blanco (5410 m/17,749 ft)
Countries	Colombia
States/Provinces	Antioquia (17%), Santander (8%), Cauca (7%), Tolima (7%), Boyacá (6%), Norte de Santander (6%), Cundinamarca (6%), Nariño (6%), Huila (5%), Valle del Cauca (5%), Bolívar (5%), Chocó (5%), Caquetá (3%), Córdoba (3%), Meta (2%), Caldas (2%), Putumayo (2%), Cesar (2%), Risaralda (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	360,225 sq km / 139,083 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,023 km / 635 mi North-South 738 km / 458 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	4° 51' N; 75° 15' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Colombian Andes
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Colombian Andes.

Andes	Level 2 (Parent)
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colombian Andes	Level 3
Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Central (Colombia)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)	Level 4 (Child)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Colombian Andes

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Ritacuba Blanco	5410	17,749	Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
2.	Nevado del Huila	5390	17,684	Cordillera Central (Colombia)
3.	Nevado del Ruiz	5311	17,425	Cordillera Central (Colombia)
4.	Ritacuba Negro	5290	17,356	Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
5.	Nevado del Tolima	5215	17,110	Cordillera Central (Colombia)
6.	Cerro Concavo	5173	16,972	Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
7.	Pan de Azúcar	5120	16,797	Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
8.	Púlpito del Diablo	5100	16,732	Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
9.	Nevado de Santa Isabel	4941	16,211	Cordillera Central (Colombia)
10.	Nevado Santa Isabel - Cumbre Sur	4921	16,145	Cordillera Central (Colombia)
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Ritacuba Blanco	5410	17,749	Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
2.	Nevado del Huila	5390	17,684	Cordillera Central (Colombia)
3.	Cerro Tatamá	4100	13,451	Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)

Photos of Peaks in the Colombian Andes

Ritacuba Blanco Approaching the summit on Ritacuba Blanco, Colombia (2009-02-06). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Nevado del Tolima Nevado del Tolima from Las Latas (1998-12-31). Photo by Scott Patterson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Volcán Puracé Nevado Purace Photo by Scott Patterson. Click here for larger-size photo.

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