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Mountains & Peaks in South America Ranked by Prominence

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Prominence. Only items Wikidata places in South America (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Pico Cristóbal Colón ranks #1 with 5,509 m. Chimborazo is second with 4,122 m, 33.6% behind. The top five are Pico Cristóbal Colón, Chimborazo, Pico Bolívar, Monte San Valentin and Ojos del Salado. The median across all 50 is 2,456 m; Janq'u Uma is last at 1,957 m.

#1
Pico Cristóbal Colón · 5,509 m
Median
2,456 m
Coverage
50 mountains in South America
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: ProminenceBar chart of the top 10: 1. Pico Cristóbal Colón 5,509; 2. Chimborazo 4,122; 3. Pico Bolívar 3,957; 4. Monte San Valentin 3,696; 5. Ojos del Salado 3,688; 6. Ritacuba Blanco 3,645; 7. Mercedario 3,356; 8. Monte San Lorenzo 3,319; 9. Cerro del Bolsón 3,252; 10. Mount Paget 2,934.Pico Cristóbal Colón5,509Chimborazo4,122Pico Bolívar3,957Monte San Valentin3,696Ojos del Salado3,688Ritacuba Blanco3,645Mercedario3,356Monte San Lorenzo3,319Cerro del Bolsón3,252Mount Paget2,934
Top 10: Prominence (m). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Pico Cristóbal Colón 5,509; 2. Chimborazo 4,122; 3. Pico Bolívar 3,957; 4. Monte San Valentin 3,696; 5. Ojos del Salado 3,688; 6. Ritacuba Blanco 3,645; 7. Mercedario 3,356; 8. Monte San Lorenzo 3,319; 9. Cerro del Bolsón 3,252; 10. Mount Paget 2,934.

Full ranking

Mountains & Peaks in South America Ranked by Prominence
RankMountainLocationProminence (m)
1Pico Cristóbal ColónColombia5,509
2ChimborazoEcuador4,122
3Pico BolívarVenezuela, RB3,957
4Monte San ValentinChile3,696
5Ojos del SaladoChile, Argentina3,688
6Ritacuba BlancoColombia3,645
7MercedarioArgentina3,356
8Monte San LorenzoChile, Argentina3,319
9Cerro del BolsónArgentina3,252
10Mount PagetArgentina2,934
11El MelaArgentina2,907
12Pico da NeblinaBrazil, Venezuela, RB2,886
13HuascaránPeru2,776
14Cerro General BelgranoArgentina2,767
15Tupungato VolcanoArgentina2,765
16Cerro El ManchaoArgentina2,714
17Nevado del HuilaColombia2,650
18TronadorChile, Argentina2,642
19Pico da BandeiraBrazil2,641
20LanínChile, Argentina2,624
21Cerro TamanáColombia2,573
22IllimaniBolivia2,541
23SalcantayPeru2,540
24Monte ShiptonChile2,469
25Cerro TristezaVenezuela, RB2,456
26Pico NaiguatáVenezuela, RB2,455
27Nevado SajamaBolivia2,428
28Cotopaxi volcanoEcuador2,404
29LlullaillacoChile, Argentina2,344
30Mount RoraimaBrazil, Venezuela, RB2,338
31Farallones de CaliColombia2,309
32Cerro MarahuacaVenezuela, RB2,289
33MelimoyuChile2,272
34Cerro PintadoVenezuela, RB, Colombia2,181
35Nevado de ChañiArgentina2,166
36Monte PissisArgentina2,145
37Cerro de la MajaditaArgentina2,113
38Cerro CastilloChile2,088
39AusangatePeru2,085
40CayambeEcuador2,075
41El Altar volcanoEcuador2,072
42Pedra da MinaBrazil2,068
43Cerro MacáChile2,066
44Sara SaraPeru2,060
45YerupajáPeru2,028
46San PedroChile2,024
47SocompaChile, Argentina2,015
48AmpatoPeru1,997
49ChachaniPeru1,963
50Janq'u UmaBolivia1,957

About the top 10

#1 Pico Cristóbal Colón

Pico Cristóbal Colón ranks #1 on this list with 5,509 m.

Country
Colombia
Elevation
5,775 m
Range
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Also ranks #3 in prominence.

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Source and method

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Prominence. Only items Wikidata places in South America (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.