Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela)

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Sierra Nevada National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Victoria Lagoon
Location in Venezuela
Location	Venezuela
Nearest city	Mérida
Coordinates	8°34′N 70°42′W / 8.567°N 70.700°W / 8.567; -70.700
Area	276,446 ha
Established	2 May 1952
Governing body	Instituto Nacional de Parques(INPARQUES) National Park Institute

The Sierra Nevada National Park (SNNP) is a National Park of Venezuela located between the states of Mérida and Barinas in western Venezuela. It was created on May 2, 1952, by decree of President Germán Suárez Flamerich, in order to protect the Sierra Nevada de Mérida in the Andes.^[1]

It was the second national park decreed, after Henri Pittier National Park, which became the first Venezuelan national park 15 years earlier.

The park contains many of the tallest mountains in the Venezuelan Andes, including Pico Bolívar, the highest peak in Venezuela at 4,978 m (16,332 ft). ^[2]