Humboldt peak
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Pico Humboldt is a summit in Mérida, Venezuela. The peak is Venezuela's second highest peak, at 4,925 meters above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of (Mérida State). The peak, its sister peak Pico Bonpland, and the surrounding páramos are protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park. The mountain is named after German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.
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