{{Short description|Natural rock formation in Venezuela}} [[File:Roraima Maverick Stone3.jpg|thumb|Maverick Rock, the highest point of Mount Roraima]] '''Maverick Rock''' or '''Maverick Stone''' ({{langx|es|Roca Maverick}} or simply ''El Maverick'') is a natural rock formation on top of Mount Roraima. It is the highest point of that tabletop mountain (a tepui), at {{convert|2810|m|ft}} a.m.s.l. The rock stands near the southwestern edge of the mountain plateau.<ref name="peakbagger">{{cite web |url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8684 |title=Monte Roraima, Venezuela |work=Peakbagger |accessdate=2016-04-18 }}</ref> Although Mount Roraima is shared with Guyana (in an area claimed by Venezuela) and Brazil, Maverick Rock itself is entirely within Venezuela, in the state of Bolívar, of which it is the highest point.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
The rock's name comes from the apparent similarity of its shape to a Ford Maverick automobile.<ref name="wgi">{{cite web |url=http://www.watergardenersinternational.org/journal/2-1/fs/page1.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150710110342/http://www.watergardenersinternational.org/journal/2-1/fs/page1.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |title=My Journey to the Lost World, Venezuela's Roraima Tepui |last=Santos |first=Fernando |accessdate=2016-04-18 }}</ref>
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Category:Mountains of Venezuela Category:Landforms of Venezuela Category:Geography of Bolívar (state) Category:Mountains of Bolívar (state)
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