Merida State topographic maps

Average elevation: 14,505 ft

Average elevation: 11,434 ft

The vegetation of the park is representative of the Andean cloud forests, mostly trees, with well-developed undergrowth layers and numerous epiphytes and endemic species. At altitudes above 3,000 m, typical moorland vegetation develops, consisting of a large number of species of Espeletia. It also presents…

Average elevation: 6,900 ft

The Sierra Nevada de Mérida is the highest mountain range in the largest massif in Venezuela, the Cordillera de Mérida, which in turn is part of the northern extent of the Cordillera de los Andes (Andes Mountains). The Sierra Nevada de Mérida includes the highest peaks in Venezuela, Pico Bolívar, which has…

Average elevation: 6,900 ft

Average elevation: 5,840 ft

Average elevation: 659 ft

Average elevation: 348 ft

This city sits on a plateau nestled in the valley of the Chama River, which runs from end to end. The town of Mérida is located at an altitude of 1,600 metres (5,200 feet). As background on the horizon rises the country's highest summit: the Pico Bolívar with an altitude of 4,981 metres (16,342 feet).

Average elevation: 8,727 ft

Average elevation: 9,613 ft

Average elevation: 5,899 ft

Average elevation: 11,818 ft

Average elevation: 9,721 ft

Average elevation: 11,713 ft

Average elevation: 12,267 ft