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The Cordillera Central () is the highest of the three branches of the
Colombian Andes
The Andean region, located in central Colombia, is the most populated natural region of Colombia. With many mountains, the Andes contain most of the country's urban centers.Colombian Massif in
Cauca Department
Cauca Department (, ) is a department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila De ...
to the Serranía de San Lucas in Bolivar Departments. The highest peak is Nevado del Huila at .
Significant graphite
Graphite () is a Crystallinity, crystalline allotrope (form) of the element carbon. It consists of many stacked Layered materials, layers of graphene, typically in excess of hundreds of layers. Graphite occurs naturally and is the most stable ...
resources exists in Cordillera Central in the form of graphite-bearing schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock generally derived from fine-grained sedimentary rock, like shale. It shows pronounced ''schistosity'' (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a l ...
s.
Geography
The range is bounded by the Cauca and Magdalena river valleys to the west and east, respectively. The Cauca Valley montane forests ecoregion covers the western slope of the range. The Magdalena Valley montane forests cover the eastern slopes and the northern end of the cordillera. TheNorthern Andean páramo
The Northern Andean páramo (NT1006) is an ecoregion containing páramo vegetation above the treeline in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
In the past, when the climate was cooler, the treeline and the páramo units were lower and the units were c ...
covers the highest elevations.
Highest peaks
* Nevado del Huila - - Cauca, Huila & Tolima *Nevado del Ruiz
Nevado del Ruiz (), also known as La Mesa de Herveo () is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, being the highest point of both. It is located about west of the capital city Bogotá. It is a stratovolca ...
- - Caldas & Tolima
* Nevado del Tolima - - Tolima
* Nevado de Santa Isabel - - Risaralda, Tolima & Caldas
* Nevado del Quindio - - Quindio, Tolima & Risaralda
* Cerro Pan de Azucar - - Cauca & Huila
* Puracé - - Cauca & Huila
Protected Areas
* PNN Los Nevados * PNN Nevado del Huila * PNN Puracé * PNN Las Hermosas * PNN Selva de Florencia * SFF Otún Quimbaya * SFF Serranía de las Minas - proposed
See also
*Geography of Colombia
The Republic of Colombia is situated largely in the north-west of South America, with some territories falling within the boundaries of Central America. It is bordered to the north-west by Panama; to the east by Brazil and Venezuela; to the sou ...
* Andean Region, Colombia
* Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)
The Cordillera Occidental () is the lowest in elevation of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. The average altitude is and the highest peak is Cerro Tatamá at . The range extends from south to north dividing from the Colombian Massi ...
* Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
The Cordillera Oriental () is the widest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. The range extends from south to north, dividing from the Colombian Massif in Huila Department to Norte de Santander Department where it splits into the Se ...
* List of mountains in Colombia
References
{{Authority control Mountain ranges of the Andes Mountain ranges of Colombia Cordilleras