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