El Picacho is a mountain due east of Bucaramanga, Santander department, Colombia. The toll booth near the summit, on Colombia Route 66, is at an altitude of . The local newspaper Vanguardia organises an annual cycling race, the Picacho Challenge, from Bucaramanga to the summit. In 2026, the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority installed a new radar system on the peak to improve the air traffic control capacity within Santander.
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External links Picacho Challenge Carlos Eslava Flórez's photograph, Alto "El Picacho"