Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)

{{Short description|Widest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes}}

{{Infobox mountain range

|name = Cordillera Oriental (Eastern Ranges)

|photo = Cordillera Orientale de Colombia.jpg

|country = Colombia

|length_km = 1200

|length_orientation = SW-NE

|width_km =

|area_km2 = 144252

|highest = Ritacuba Blanco{{cite web |url=http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=2112 |title=Cordillera Oriental (Colombia) |access-date=20 February 2013 }}

|elevation_m = 5410

|range = Andes

|listing = Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Serranía de los Yariguíes, Serranía de las Quinchas, Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Serranía del Perijá

|age = Neoproterozoic-Holocene

|type = Andean Subduction-related orogen

}}

The Cordillera Oriental ({{langx|en|Eastern Ranges}}) 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 Serranía del Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezuelan Andes. The highest peak is Ritacuba Blanco at {{convert|5410|m|ft|abbr=on}} in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.