Of the 25 highest major summits of Central America, Volcán Tajumulco and Volcán Tacaná exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), and 24 peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet) elevation.
Of these 25 peaks, nine are located in Honduras, eight in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Costa Rica, two in Panama, and one in Nicaragua. Volcán Tacaná lies on the Guatemala-Mexico border, Cerro El Pital lies on the El Salvador-Honduras border, and Pico Mogotón lies on the Nicaragua-Honduras border.
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The 25 highest summits of Central America with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank |
Mountain peak |
Country |
Mountain range |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Isolation |
Location |
1 |
Volcán Tajumulco[5][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] |
Guatemala |
Sierra de las Nubes |
4220 m 13,845 ft | 3990 m 13,091 ft | 722 km 448 mi |
15.0430°N 91.9037°W / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco) |
2 |
Volcán Tacaná[6][7][lower-alpha 3] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra de Istatan |
4067 m 13,343 ft | 1037 m 3,402 ft | 24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15.1323°N 92.1084°W / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná) |
3 |
Volcán Acatenango[8][lower-alpha 4] |
Guatemala |
Chimaltenango |
3975 m 13,041 ft | 1835 m 6,020 ft | 125.9 km 78.2 mi |
14.5016°N 90.8755°W / 14.5016; -90.8755 (Volcán Acatenango) |
4 |
Alto Cuchumatanes[9][lower-alpha 5] |
Guatemala |
Huehuetenango |
3837 m 12,589 ft | 1877 m 6,158 ft | 65.2 km 40.5 mi |
15.5182°N 91.5445°W / 15.5182; -91.5445 (Alto Cuchumatanes) |
5 |
Chirripó Grande[10][lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] (Cerro Chirripó) |
Costa Rica |
Cordillera de Talamanca |
3819 m 12,530 ft | 3755 m 12,320 ft | 878 km 546 mi |
9.4843°N 83.4889°W / 9.4843; -83.4889 (Chirripó Grande) |
6 |
Volcán Santa María[11] |
Guatemala |
Sierra Madre |
3772 m 12,375 ft | 1054 m 3,458 ft | 49.4 km 30.7 mi |
14.7570°N 91.5517°W / 14.7570; -91.5517 (Volcán Santa María) |
7 |
Volcán de Agua[12] |
Guatemala |
Escuintla |
3761 m 12,339 ft | 1981 m 6,499 ft | 14.86 km 9.23 mi |
14.4654°N 90.7428°W / 14.4654; -90.7428 (Volcán de Agua) |
8 |
Volcán Atitlán[13] |
Guatemala |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
3537 m 11,604 ft | 1754 m 5,755 ft | 33.2 km 20.6 mi |
14.5834°N 91.1864°W / 14.5834; -91.1864 (Volcán Atitlán) |
9 |
Montañas Peña Blanca[14] |
Guatemala |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
3518 m 11,542 ft | 1858 m 6,096 ft | 39.8 km 24.7 mi |
15.4996°N 91.9151°W / 15.4996; -91.9151 (Montañas Peña Blanca) |
10 |
Volcán Barú[15][lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9] |
Panama |
Cordillera de Talamanca |
3474 m 11,398 ft | 1324 m 4,344 ft | 74.2 km 46.1 mi |
8.8088°N 82.5427°W / 8.8088; -82.5427 (Volcán Barú) |
11 |
Volcán Irazú[16] |
Costa Rica |
Cordillera Central, Costa Rica |
3432 m 11,260 ft | 1897 m 6,224 ft | 47.8 km 29.7 mi |
9.9764°N 83.8534°W / 9.9764; -83.8534 (Volcán Irazú) |
12 |
Cerro Las Minas[17][lower-alpha 10] |
Honduras |
Sierra de las Nubes |
2849 m 9,347 ft | 2069 m 6,788 ft | 132 km 82 mi |
14.5340°N 88.6804°W / 14.5340; -88.6804 (Cerro Las Minas) |
13 |
Montaña de Santa Bárbara[18] |
Honduras |
Santa Bárbara |
2744 m 9,003 ft | 2084 m 6,837 ft | 74 km 46 mi |
14.9137°N 88.1145°W / 14.9137; -88.1145 (Montaña de Santa Bárbara) |
14 |
Cerro El Pital[19][lower-alpha 11] |
El Salvador Honduras |
Sierra de las Nubes |
2730 m 8,957 ft | 1530 m 5,020 ft | 51.1 km 31.8 mi |
14.3844°N 89.1292°W / 14.3844; -89.1292 (Cerro El Pital) |
15 |
Pico Bonito[20][lower-alpha 12] |
Honduras |
Cordillera Nombre de Dios |
2450 m 8,038 ft | 1710 m 5,610 ft | 151 km 93.8 mi |
15.5575°N 86.8756°W / 15.5575; -86.8756 (Pico Bonito) |
16 |
Montaña los Comayagua[21] |
Honduras |
Comayagua |
2407 m 7,897 ft | 1507 m 4,944 ft | 80.1 km 49.7 mi |
14.5000°N 87.5000°W / 14.5000; -87.5000 (Montaña los Comayagua) |
17 |
Volcán de Santa Ana[22] |
El Salvador |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
2362 m 7,749 ft | 1602 m 5,256 ft | 69.1 km 42.9 mi |
13.8557°N 89.6288°W / 13.8557; -89.6288 (Volcán de Santa Ana) |
18 |
Sierra de Agalta high point[23] |
Honduras |
Sierra de Agalta |
2335 m 7,661 ft | 1505 m 4,938 ft | 122.6 km 76.1 mi |
14.9576°N 85.9165°W / 14.9576; -85.9165 (Sierra de Agalta high point) |
19 |
Pico Pijol[24] |
Honduras |
Yoro |
2320 m 7,612 ft | 1578 m 5,177 ft | 65.1 km 40.4 mi |
15.1833°N 87.5667°W / 15.1833; -87.5667 (Pico Pijol) |
20 |
Montaña San Ildefonso[25] |
Honduras |
Cortés |
2242 m 7,356 ft | 1702 m 5,584 ft | 68.6 km 42.7 mi |
15.5167°N 88.2333°W / 15.5167; -88.2333 (Montaña San Ildefonso) |
21 |
Volcán de San Vicente[26] |
El Salvador |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
2182 m 7,159 ft | 1562 m 5,125 ft | 90.3 km 56.1 mi |
13.5965°N 88.8376°W / 13.5965; -88.8376 (Volcán de San Vicente) |
22 |
Volcán San Miguel[27] |
El Salvador |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
2131 m 6,991 ft | 1831 m 6,007 ft | 64.1 km 39.8 mi |
13.4348°N 88.2691°W / 13.4348; -88.2691 (Volcán San Miguel) |
23 |
Pico Mogotón[28][lower-alpha 13] |
Nicaragua Honduras |
Sierra de las Nubes |
2106 m 6,909 ft | 1321 m 4,334 ft | 142 km 88.2 mi |
13.7631°N 86.3983°W / 13.7631; -86.3983 (Pico Mogotón) |
24 |
Volcán Miravalles[29] |
Costa Rica |
Cordillera de Guanacaste |
2028 m 6,654 ft | 1528 m 5,013 ft | 99.4 km 61.8 mi |
10.7469°N 85.1505°W / 10.7469; -85.1505 (Volcán Miravalles) |
25 |
Cerro Tacarcuna[30][lower-alpha 14] |
Panama |
Darién |
1875 m 6,152 ft | 1770 m 5,807 ft | 174.4 km 108.3 mi |
8.1659°N 77.2959°W / 8.1659; -77.2959 (Cerro Tacarcuna) |
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