This is a list of the 209 ultra prominent peaks, or ultras in South America. An ultra is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more.
Guiana Highlands Monte Roraima, on the triple Venezuela / Guyana / Brazil border (its summit is within Venezuela) Pico da Neblina, Brazil No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Pico da Neblina Brazil 2,994 2,886 108 2 Monte Roraima Venezuela 2,810 2,338 472 3 Marahuaca Venezuela 2,832 2,289 543 4 Serrania Guanay Venezuela 2,392 2,026 366 5 Serra Imeri Brazil 2,500 1,951 549 6 Serra Tulu Tuloi Brazil 2,140 1,950 190 7 Serra da Mocidade Brazil 1,980 1,830 150 8 Sierra de Maigualida Venezuela 2,350 1,790 560 9 Serra do Pacu Brazil 1,880 1,712 168 10 Cerro Cerbatana Venezuela 2,080 1,708 372 11 Cerro Raya Venezuela 2,070 1,686 384 12 Chimata Tepuy Venezuela 2,675 1,658 1017 13 Tulu Tuloi II Brazil 1,780 1,584 196 14 Meseta del Cerro Jaua Venezuela 2,395 1,572 823
Pico Bolivar , Venezuela Pico Naiguata , Venezuela No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Pico Cristóbal Colón Colombia 5,775 5,584 191 2 Pico Bolívar Venezuela 4,981 3,957 1024 3 Ritacuba Blanco Colombia 5,410 3,645 1765 4 Tristeza Venezuela 2,596 2,456 140 5 Pico Naiguata Venezuela 2,765 2,455 310 6 Pintado Colombia / Venezuela 3,660 2,181 140 7 Saliente del Rio Guape Colombia 4,180 1,835 2345 8 Cordillera los Pichacos Colombia 3,630 1,704 1926 9 Cordillera de los Cobardes Colombia 3,420 1,658 1762 10 Pico el Turmal Venezuela 3,560 1,542 2018 11 Paramo el Nevado Colombia 4,250 1,532 2718 12 Cuchilla San Lorenzo Colombia 2,866 1,522 1344 13 Cerro el Cerron Venezuela 2,100 1,500 600
Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central Nevado del Huila , Colombia Nevado del Ruiz , Colombia No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Nevado del Huila Colombia 5,390 2,650 2740 2 Tamana Colombia 4,100 2,573 1527 3 Farallones de Cali Colombia 4,050 2,309 1741 4 Farallones de Citara Colombia 4,050 2,280 1770 5 Calima Colombia 3,840 2,242 1598 6 Nevado del Ruiz Colombia 5,300 2,035 3265 7 Paramo Frontino Colombia 3,950 1,953 1997 8 Napi Colombia 3,860 1,837 2023 9 Tacarcuna Colombia 1,870 1,765 105 10 San Lucas Colombia 2,270 1,702 568 11 Torra Colombia 2,820 1,659 1161 12 Cumbal Colombia 4,760 1,575 3185 13 Paramillo Colombia 3,730 1,559 2171 14 Alto de Nique Colombia / Panama 1,730 1,557 174
Chimborazo, Ecuador Cotopaxi, Ecuador Pichincha, Ecuador No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Chimborazo Ecuador 6,267 4,122 2145 2 Cotopaxi Ecuador 5,896 2,403 3493 3 Cayambe Ecuador 5,790 2,075 3715 4 El Altar Ecuador 5,319 2,072 3247 5 Cordillera del Cóndor Ecuador 2,950 2,011 939 6 Cotacachi Ecuador 4,944 1,837 3107 7 Illiniza Sur Ecuador 5,263 1,750 3513 8 Antisana Ecuador 5,704 1,678 4026 9 Pichincha Ecuador 4,794 1,652 3142 10 Sangay Ecuador 5,300 1,588 3712 11 Tungurahua Ecuador 5,016 1,554 3462 12 Sumaco Ecuador 3,790 1,536 2254 13 Imbabura Ecuador 4,634 1,519 3115
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Volcán Wolf Ecuador (Isabela Island) 1,707 1,707 0 2 Cerro Azul Ecuador (Isabela Island) 1,689 1,668 21
Huascarán, Peru Yerupajá, Peru No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Huascarán Peru 6,768 2,776 3970 2 Yerupajá Peru 6,634 2,028 4589 3 Mishahuanga Peru 4,118 1,826 2292 4 Abra la Esperanza Peru 3,660 1,798 1862 5 Campanario Peru 4,010 1,778 2232 6 Point 2868 Peru 2,868 1,662 1206 7 Huandoy Peru 6,395 1,645 4715 8 Huantsán Peru 6,369 1,633 4736 9 Huaytapallana Peru 5,557 1,572 3985 10 Bravo Peru 3,970 1,571 2399 11 Pico Sira Peru 2,450 1,564 886 12 Champara Peru 5,735 1,509 4226
Cordillera Oriental Salcantay , Peru No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Salcantay Peru 6,271 2,540 3724 2 Illimani Bolivia 6,438 2,451 3987 3 Ausangate Peru 6,372 2,085 4287 4 HP Cordillera Vilcabamba Peru 4,150 2,070 2080 5 Ancohuma Bolivia 6,437 1,957 4470 6 Sahuasiray Peru 5,818 1,920 3898 7 Gigante Bolivia 5,748 1,768 3980 8 Cumbre Salto del Fraile Bolivia 4,480 1,660 2820 9 Chorolque Bolivia 5,520 1,542 3978 10 Chaupi Orco Bolivia / Peru 6,044 1,537 4507 11 Phutulu Punta Bolivia 4,284 1,519 2765
Cordillera Occidental Nevado Sajama , Bolivia Coropuna , Peru Acamarachi , Chile No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Nevado Sajama Bolivia 6,542 2,428 4094 2 Coropuna Peru 6,425 2,208 4197 3 Aucanquilcha Chile 6,176 2,165 4011 4 Sara Sara Peru 5,505 2,060 3445 5 Volcán San Pedro Chile 6,145 2,024 4121 6 Ampato Peru 6,288 1,997 4291 7 Parinacota Volcano Bolivia / Chile 6,342 1,989 4353 8 Chachani Peru 6,057 1,963 4094 9 Palpana Chile 6,040 1,947 4093 10 Misti Peru 5,822 1,785 4037 11 Alto Toroni Bolivia / Chile 5,995 1,733 4262 12 Tacora Chile 5,988 1,721 4267 13 Ollagüe Bolivia / Chile 5,868 1,686 4182 14 Cerro Paniri Chile 5,960 1,653 4307 15 Acamarachi Chile 6,046 1,608 4438 16 Tunupa Bolivia 5,321 1,601 3720 17 Callejon Canapa Bolivia 5,900 1,595 4305 18 Tomasamil Bolivia 5,830 1,590 4240 19 Cabaray Bolivia 5,869 1,589 4280
Pico da Bandeira , Brazil Aconcagua , Argentina . Monte Llullaillaco in 2006 No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Aconcagua Argentina 6,962 6,962 0 2 Ojos del Salado Argentina / Chile 6,893 3,688 3205 3 Mercedario Argentina 6,700 3,333 3367 4 Cerro del Bolsón Argentina 5,552 3,252 2300 5 El Melao Argentina 4,150 2,907 1243 6 Nevado de Famatina Argentina 6,097 2,767 3330 7 Cerro el Manchao Argentina 4,575 2,714 1861 8 Mogote Corralitos Argentina 3,160 2,466 694 9 Llullaillaco Argentina / Chile 6,739 2,344 4395 10 Cerro Champaqui Argentina 2,770 2,208 562 11 Cordillera de Ansilta Argentina 5,887 2,205 3682 12 Nevado de Chañi Argentina 5,930 2,166 3764 13 Nevado el Cachi Argentina 6,380 2,146 4234 14 Monte Pissis Argentina 6,795 2,145 4650 15 Majadita Argentina 6,280 2,113 4167 16 Cerro Pircas Argentina 4,380 2,070 2310 17 Socompa Argentina / Chile 6,051 2,015 4036 18 Antofalla Argentina 6,440 1,957 4483 19 Cerro Malcante Argentina 5,100 1,917 3183 20 Cerro del Toro Argentina / Chile 6,168 1,910 4258 21 Pular Chile 6,233 1,898 4335 22 Aracar Argentina 6,095 1,791 4304 23 Cerro Laguna Blanca Argentina 6,012 1,778 4234 24 Copiapó Chile 6,052 1,701 4351 25 Cerros de Pereyra Argentina 2,640 1,690 950 26 Cumbres Calchaquies Argentina 4,740 1,688 3052 27 Cerro El Cóndor Argentina 6,414 1,660 4754 28 Nevado Queva Argentina 6,140 1,635 4505 29 Cerro del Tambillo Argentina 5,680 1,624 4056 30 Cerro Tebenquicho Argentina 5,810 1,575 4238 31 Colanguil Argentina 6,122 1,547 4575 32 Tres Quebradas Argentina / Chile 6,239 1,518 4721 33 Incahuasi Argentina / Chile 6,621 1,514 5107 34 Cerro Castillejos Argentina 2,480 1,505 975
Mid Argentina and Chile south of Aconcagua Tupungato , Argentina . Osorno Volcano , Chile. No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Tupungato Argentina / Chile 6,570 2,765 3805 2 Tronador Argentina / Chile 3,470 2,642 828 3 Lanín Argentina / Chile 3,740 2,624 1116 4 Cerro Nevado Argentina 3,810 2,281 1529 5 Domuyo Argentina 4,708 2,228 2480 6 Marmolejo Argentina / Chile 6,108 2,105 4003 7 Cerro Payún Argentina 3,838 1,954 1884 8 Calbuco Chile 2,015 1,946 69 9 Sosneado Argentina 5,189 1,936 3253 10 Osorno Chile 2,661 1,898 763 11 Llaima Chile 3,125 1,819 1306 12 Sierra Velluda Chile 3,535 1,784 1751 13 Cerro Cantillana Chile 2,281 1,784 497 14 Picos del Barroso Chile 5,180 1,755 3425 15 Tromen Argentina 3,980 1,721 2259 16 Cerro Risco Plateado Argentina 4,999 1,602 3397 17 Mocho-Choshuenco Chile 2,422 1,587 835 18 Planchón-Peteroa Argentina / Chile 4,084 1,575 2509 19 Villarrica Chile 2,860 1,575 1285 20 Nevado del Plomo Argentina / Chile 6,070 1,550 4520 21 Cerro Castillo Argentina / Chile 5,468 1,633 3835 22 Lonquimay Chile 2,865 1,524 1341
Cerro Castillo , Chile . The pyramidal Cerro Arenales in the center of this NASA image No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Monte San Valentín Chile 4,058 3,696 362 2 Monte San Lorenzo Argentina / Chile 3,706 3,319 387 3 Melimoyu Chile 2,440 2,272 168 4 Point 2390 Chile 2,390 2,239 151 5 Monte Zeballos Argentina 2,700 2,228 472 6 Cerro Castillo Chile 2,675 2,088 587 7 Cerro Macá Chile 2,300 2,066 234 8 Cerro Arenales Chile 3,437 1,900 1537 9 Macizo Nevado Chile 2,100 1,840 260 10 Cerro Anexo Argentina / Chile 2,480 1,799 681 11 Cordillera Cristal Chile 2,360 1,776 584 12 Nevado Queulat Chile 2,300 1,738 562 13 Cerro Elefantes Chile 2,000 1,671 329 14 Cerro Barros Arana Chile 2,286 1,645 641 15 Cerro Huemules Chile 1,910 1,634 276 16 Cordón Los Ñadis Chile 1,780 1,622 158 17 Mentolat Chile (Magdalena Island ) 1,620 1,620 0 18 Cerro Penitentes Argentina 2,943 1,612 1331 19 Cerro Situación Chile 2,250 1,610 640 20 Cerro Puño Chile 2,200 1,590 610 21 Cerro Aguja Sur Argentina / Chile 2,230 1,564 641 22 Cerro de la Paloma Chile 1,995 1,559 436 23 Cordón Soler Chile 2,150 1,557 593 24 Cerro Cónico Argentina / Chile 2,271 1,544 727 25 Point 1830 Chile 1,830 1,541 289 26 Cerro Desfiladero Chile 2,300 1,527 773 27 Minchinmávida Chile 2,450 1,518 932 28 Tres Hermanos Chile 2,010 1,513 497 29 Cerro Cuatro Puntas Chile 1,810 1,507 303
Southern Patagonia Torres del Paine , Chile . Monte Fitz Roy , Argentina/Chile No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Lautaro Chile 3,580 3,302 278 2 Mount Darwin Chile (Tierra del Fuego ) 2,580 2,580 0 3 Cerro Paine Grande Chile 2,884 2,197 687 4 Monte Sarmiento Chile (Tierra del Fuego ) 2,187 2,040 147 5 Cerro Norte Argentina 2,730 1,624 1106 6 Monte Fitz Roy Argentina / Chile 3,405 1,951 1454 7 Cerro Steffen Chile 3,300 1,945 1355 8 Monte Balmaceda Chile 2,035 1,885 150 9 Cerro Pináculo Argentina 2,160 1,879 281 10 Cerro Tres Frailes Chile 2,050 1,748 302 11 Cordón Mariano Moreno Argentina / Chile 3,490 1,735 1755 12 Pascua Chile 2,250 1,732 518 13 Cerro Ladrillero Chile (Riesco Island ) 1,705 1,705 0 14 Cerro Roma Argentina / Chile 3,270 1,694 1576 15 Dama Blanca Chile 1,925 1,626 299 16 Cerro Mesón Argentina 2,636 1,688 948 17 Gran Campo Nevado Chile 1,640 1,605 35 18 Cerro Pietrobelli Argentina / Chile 2,850 1,600 1250 19 Cerro Tenerife Chile 1,590 1,539 51 20 Península Videau Chile 1,580 1,534 46 21 HP Isla Wellington Chile (Isla Wellington ) 1,520 1,520 0 22 Sierra de Sangra Argentina / Chile 2,200 1,507 693 23 Monte Burney Chile 1,520 1,507 13
References ^ "Novas medições definem altitude das montanhas mais altas da Serra do Mar". 31 October 2014. Lists - South America Map - North
List of Ultras of the Americas
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