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Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima
Pakaraima Mountains
Near Phillipai
West GUYANA
South America
Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area is bounded on all sides by cliffs rising 400 metres.
Elevation: 9,219′
First ascent: 1884
Prominence: 7,671′
Mountain range: Guiana Shield

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Mount Roraima<br /> Pakaraima Mountains<br /> Near Phillipai<br /> West GUYANA<br /> South America<br /> Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateaus in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area is bounded on all sides by cliffs rising 400 metres. <br /> Elevation: 9,219′<br /> First ascent: 1884<br /> Prominence: 7,671′<br /> Mountain range: Guiana Shield
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