Editing Mount Roraima (section)

{{short description|Mountain in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name            = Mount Roraima
| photo           = Roraima3 (79).JPG
| photo_caption   = Mount Roraima as seen from the Venezuelan side
| map             = South America#Brazil#Guyana#Venezuela
| map_caption     = Location in South America
| location        = Border region between Brazil ([[Roraima]]), Guyana ([[Cuyuni-Mazaruni]]) and Venezuela ([[Bolívar (state)|Bolívar]])
| label_position  = left
| elevation_m     = 2810
| elevation_ref   = {{R|"Peakbagger1"}}
| prominence_m    = 2338
| prominence_ref  = {{R|"Peakbagger1"}}
| listing         = {{ubl|[[List of countries by highest point|Country high point]]|[[Ultra prominent peak]]}}
| range           = [[Pacaraima Mountains]], [[Guayana Highlands]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|5|08|36|N|60|45|45|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = 
| type            = [[Plateau]]
| first_ascent    = 1884, led by Sir [[Everard im Thurn]] and accompanied by Harry Inniss Perkins and several natives{{R|"NYTimes1"|"ImThurn1"|page2=497}}{{efn|
For all around wore rocks and pinnacles of rocks of seemingly impossibly fantastic forms, standing in apparently impossibly fantastic ways — nay, placed one on or next to the other in positions seeming to defy every law of gravity — rocks in groups, rocks standing singly, rocks in terraces, rocks as columns, rocks as walls and rocks as pyramids, rocks ridiculous at every point with countless apparent caricatures of the faces and forms of men and animals, apparent caricatures of umbrellas, tortoises, churches, cannons, and of innumerable other most incongruous and unexpected objects.<ref name = ImThurn1/>
}}{{efn|
Lord Aberdare said that Mr.&nbsp;Perkins, who accompanied {{nobr|Mr. im Thurn}} in the ascent of the mountain, had fared little better, inasmuch as he also had been severely attacked by fever since his return, and though present that evening, was still too weak to read his notes.<ref name= NYTimes1/>
}}
| easiest_route   = [[Hiking|Hiking path]]
| map_size        = 200
| country         = {{ubl|{{BRA}}|{{GUY}}|{{VEN}}}}
}}

'''Mount Roraima''' ({{langx|es|Monte Roraima; Tepuy Roraima; Cerro Roraima}}; {{langx|pt|Monte Roraima}}) is the highest of the [[Pacaraima Mountains|Pacaraima chain]] of [[tepui]]s (table-top mountain) or [[plateau]]x in [[South America]].{{R|"Swan1"|page1=156}}{{efn|
"Mount Roraima is the point where the boundaries of Venezuela, Brazil and British Guiana actually meet, and a stone stands on its summit, placed there by the International Commission {{nobr|in 1931." — Michael Swan (1957)<ref name=Swan1/>}}
}} It is located at the junction of [[Brazil]], [[Guyana]] and [[Venezuela]]. A characteristic large flat-topped mountain surrounded by cliffs {{cvt|400|–|1,000|m|sigfig=2}} high. The highest point of Mount Roraima is located on the southern edge of the cliff at an elevation of {{cvt|2,810|m|sigfig=3}} in Venezuela,{{efn|[[Maverick Rock]], a rock formation on the plateau.}} and another protrusion at an elevation of {{cvt|2,772|m|sigfig=4}} at the junction of the three countries in the north of the plateau is the highest point in Guyana. The name Mount Roraima came from the native [[Pemon]] people. ''Roroi'' in the Pemon language means "blue-green", and ''ma'' means "great".<ref>{{cite web |title=The meaning behind the name 'Mount Roraima' |url= https://explorationjunkie.com/mount-roraima-venezuela/ |website= Explorationjunkie.com |date=7 December 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>

Leaching caused by intense rainfall has shaped the peculiar topography of the summit, and the geographical isolation of Mount Roraima has made it home to much endemic flora and fauna. Western exploration of Mount Roraima did not begin until the 19th century, when it was first climbed by a British expedition in 1884. Yet despite subsequent expeditions, its flora and geology remain largely unknown. The privileged setting and relatively easy access and climbing conditions on the south side of the cliffs make Mount Roraima a popular destination for hikers.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Mount Roraima |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/509565/Mount-Roraima |access-date=2012-02-06}}</ref>