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Pão de Açúcar, Brazil

Elevation: 396 meters, 1299 feet

Peak TypeFamous Peak, but not High Point
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)22° 56' 58'' S; 43° 9' 24'' W
-22.949368, -43.156587 (Dec Deg)
689009E 7460899N Zone 23 (UTM)
CountryBrazil
State/ProvinceRio de Janeiro
City/TownRio de Janiero
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Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     1987-01-12 by Ben Lostracco
     2009-08-13 by Matthias Ihl (Unsuccessful)

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The famous "sugarloaf" that guards the exceptionally scenic harbor of Rio de Janeiro is one of the most recognizable and photographed peaks in the world.

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RangesContinent: South America
Range2: Brazilian Highlands
Range3: Southern Brazilian Highlands
ProminenceClean Prominence: 376 m/1233 ft
Optimistic Prominence: 396 m/1298 ft
Key Col: 20 m/66 ft  (20 meter contour)
Col elevation in range between 0 and 20 meters.
    Key Col Lat/Long: 22° 57' 15'' S; 43° 10' 4'' W
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Isolation5.48 km/3.41 mi
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Morro do Corcovado  (W)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.



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