National Park · Venezuela
Sierra Nevada National Park
Sierra Nevada National Park is a national park in Venezuela, established in 1952.
Photo: Milagros Bartolome via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Venezuela |
| Established | 1952 |
| Coordinates | 8.5667° N, 70.7000° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Sierra Nevada National Park
The Sierra Nevada National Park (SNNP) is a National Park of Venezuela located between the states of Mérida and Barinas in western Venezuela. It was created on May 2, 1952, by decree of President Germán Suárez Flamerich in an attempt to protect the Sierra Nevada de Mérida in the Andes. It was declared a national park 15 years after the creation of Henri Pittier National Park, which was the first Venezuelan national park to be created. The park includes many of the tallest mountains in the Venezuelan Andes, including Pico Bolívar, the highest peak in Venezuela at 4,978 m (16,332 ft).
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) · Barquisimeto, Venezuela · 137.0 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in Venezuela
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sierra Nevada National Park?
Sierra Nevada National Park is in Venezuela (8.5667° N, 70.7000° W).
When was Sierra Nevada National Park established?
Sierra Nevada National Park was established in 1952, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1651329 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_National_Park_(Venezuela) — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).