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Maverick Rock or Maverick Stone (Spanish: 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 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) a.m.s.l. The rock stands near the southwestern edge of the mountain plateau.^[1] Although Mount Roraima is shared with Guyana (in an area claimed by Venezuela) and Brazil, Maverick Rock is entirely within Venezuela, in the state of Bolívar, of which it is the highest point.^{[citation needed]}

The rock's name comes from the apparent similarity of its shape to a Ford Maverick automobile.^[2]

References

^ "Monte Roraima, Venezuela". Peakbagger. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
^ Santos, Fernando. "My Journey to the Lost World, Venezuela's Roraima Tepui". Retrieved 2016-04-18.

5°09′40″N 60°46′54″W / 5.161230°N 60.78157°W / 5.161230; -60.78157

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[peakbagger-1] "Monte Roraima, Venezuela". Peakbagger. Retrieved 2016-04-18.

[wgi-2] Santos, Fernando. "My Journey to the Lost World, Venezuela's Roraima Tepui". Retrieved 2016-04-18.

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 [[File:Roraima Maverick Stone3.jpg|thumb|Maverick Rock, the highest point of [[Mount Roraima]]]]
-'''Maverick Rock''' or '''Maverick Stone''' ({{lang-es|Roca Maverick}} or simply ''El Maverick'') is a natural rock formation in [[Venezuela]], on top of [[Mount Roraima]]. It is the highest point of that tabletop mountain (a [[tepui]]), at {{convert|2810|m|ft}} [[Metres above sea level|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 [[Guayana Esequiba|area claimed by Venezuela]]) and [[Brazil]], Maverick Rock is entirely within internationally recognized Venezuelan territory, in the [[States of Venezuela|state]] of [[Bolívar (state)|Bolívar]], of which it is the highest point.
+'''Maverick Rock''' or '''Maverick Stone''' ({{lang-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}} [[Metres above sea level|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 [[Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute|area claimed by Venezuela]]) and [[Brazil]], Maverick Rock is entirely within [[Venezuela]], in the [[States of Venezuela|state]] of [[Bolívar (state)|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 (1970–1977)|Ford Maverick]] automobile.<ref name="wgi">{{cite web |url=http://www.watergardenersinternational.org/journal/2-1/fs/page1.html |title=My Journey to the Lost World, Venezuela's Roraima Tepui |last=Santos |first=Fernando |accessdate=2016-04-18 }}</ref>