Pico Cristóbal Colón, Mountain peak in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.

Pico Cristóbal Colón is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, rising to about 5,700 meters (18,700 feet) in elevation. Its snow-capped summit is visible from the Caribbean coast some 40 kilometers away on clear days.

Pico Cristóbal Colón was first climbed in 1939 by Walter Wood, Anderson Bakewell and E. Praolini. Access became very difficult after the early 1990s because of hostile locals, drug traffickers and FARC guerrillas. An expedition led by John Biggar reached the summit again on 13 December 2015.

The Kogi call the peak Gonawindua and honour it as a holy mountain, which they regard as "The Heart of the World". In their view they are the "Elder Brothers" responsible for caring for it, and the summit lies within their ancestral territory in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Those planning to climb should visit during July, August, December, January, or February to avoid the worst of the rainy seasons. Outside these months, heavy rains can make routes muddy and dangerous.

The nearest higher peak is Cayambe in Ecuador, about 1,288 kilometres away, which makes this summit the fifth most prominent in the world. It is also the highest point in South America outside the Andes. The Kogi call it Gonawindua, the Heart of the World.