Ritacuba Blanco 5341m
Ritacuba Blanco is a mountain sub-system in Colombia with an elevation of 5341 metres. Ritacuba Blanco is within the following mountain ranges: Colombian Andes, Sierra Nevada del Cocuy. It is the highest of Sierra Nevada del Cocuy. Its territory is within the Colombian protection area of Chingaza National Park. It is located at the Colombian province of Boyaca. Its slopes are at the Colombian city of Guican.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM filled with ASTER (5341m), TanDEM-X(5356m), , Ritacuba Blanco is about 5341 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters so its prominence is 2088 meters. Ritacuba Blanco is listed as mountain sub-system, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 39,09%.
| Name | Ritacuba Blanco |
| Altitude | 5341m |
| Lat/Lon | 6,49417,-72,2977 |
| Dominance % | 39,09% |
| Prominence | 2088 |
| Key Lat/Lon | 1,62823,-75,9804 |
| Key Col Alt | 3253 |
| Parent Peak | Chimborazo -1,46919,-78,8172 |
| Dominance Class | mountain sub-system |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 5341 |
| TanDEM-X | 5356 |
| ALOS | 5339 |
| Title | Highest of Sierra Nevada del Cocuy |
| First Ascent info | August Gansser (Italy) and Georges Cuenet (Switzerland) - 01/01/1942 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: Le Ande AUTHOR: Mario Fantin DATE: 1979 PAGE: 67 / BOOK: Mountaineering in the Andes AUTHOR: Jill Neate DATE: 1985 PAGE: 95 |
| Isolation | 1139,9km |
| Country | Colombia |
| Colombia City | Guican |
| Colombia Province | Boyaca |
| Colombia Protection Area | Chingaza National Park |
| Mountain Range Level 1 | Colombian Andes |
| Mountain Range Level 2 | Sierra Nevada del Cocuy |
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