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The following sortable table comprises the 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.[1] This article defines Central America as the seven nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]
Ultra-prominent summits
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Of these 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America, eight are located in Honduras, six in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Costa Rica, two in Nicaragua, and one in Panamá. Cerro El Pital straddles the border between El Salvador and Honduras.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Nation | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Volcán Tajumulco[5][a][b] | Guatemala | Sierra de las Nubes | 4220 m 13,845 ft | 3990 m 13,091 ft | 722 km 448 mi | 15°02′35″N 91°54′13″W / 15.0430°N 91.9037°W / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco) |
2 | Chirripó Grande[6][c][d] (Cerro Chirripó) | Costa Rica | Cordillera de Talamanca | 3819 m 12,530 ft | 3755 m 12,320 ft | 878 km 546 mi | 9°29′03″N 83°29′20″W / 9.4843°N 83.4889°W / 9.4843; -83.4889 (Chirripó Grande) |
3 | Montaña de Santa Bárbara[7] | Honduras | Santa Bárbara | 2744 m 9,003 ft | 2084 m 6,837 ft | 74 km 46 mi | 14°54′49″N 88°06′52″W / 14.9137°N 88.1145°W / 14.9137; -88.1145 (Montaña de Santa Bárbara) |
4 | Cerro Las Minas[8][e] | Honduras | Sierra de las Nubes | 2849 m 9,347 ft | 2069 m 6,788 ft | 132 km 82 mi | 14°32′02″N 88°40′49″W / 14.5340°N 88.6804°W / 14.5340; -88.6804 (Cerro Las Minas) |
5 | Volcán de Agua[9] | Guatemala | Escuintla | 3761 m 12,339 ft | 1981 m 6,499 ft | 14.86 km 9.23 mi | 14°27′55″N 90°44′34″W / 14.4654°N 90.7428°W / 14.4654; -90.7428 (Volcán de Agua) |
6 | Volcán Irazú[10] | Costa Rica | Cordillera Central, Costa Rica | 3432 m 11,260 ft | 1897 m 6,224 ft | 47.8 km 29.7 mi | 9°58′35″N 83°51′12″W / 9.9764°N 83.8534°W / 9.9764; -83.8534 (Volcán Irazú) |
7 | Alto Cuchumatanes[11][f] | Guatemala | Huehuetenango | 3837 m 12,589 ft | 1877 m 6,158 ft | 65.2 km 40.5 mi | 15°31′06″N 91°32′40″W / 15.5182°N 91.5445°W / 15.5182; -91.5445 (Alto Cuchumatanes) |
8 | Montañas Peña Blanca[12] | Guatemala | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 3518 m 11,542 ft | 1858 m 6,096 ft | 39.8 km 24.7 mi | 15°29′59″N 91°54′54″W / 15.4996°N 91.9151°W / 15.4996; -91.9151 (Montañas Peña Blanca) |
9 | Volcán Acatenango[13][g] | Guatemala | Chimaltenango | 3975 m 13,041 ft | 1835 m 6,020 ft | 125.9 km 78.2 mi | 14°30′06″N 90°52′32″W / 14.5016°N 90.8755°W / 14.5016; -90.8755 (Volcán Acatenango) |
10 | Volcán San Miguel[14] | El Salvador | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 2131 m 6,991 ft | 1831 m 6,007 ft | 64.1 km 39.8 mi | 13°26′05″N 88°16′09″W / 13.4348°N 88.2691°W / 13.4348; -88.2691 (Volcán San Miguel) |
11 | Cerro Tacarcuna[15][h] | Panama | Darién | 1875 m 6,152 ft | 1770 m 5,807 ft | 174.4 km 108.3 mi | 8°09′57″N 77°17′45″W / 8.1659°N 77.2959°W / 8.1659; -77.2959 (Cerro Tacarcuna) |
12 | Volcán Atitlán[16] | Guatemala | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 3537 m 11,604 ft | 1754 m 5,755 ft | 33.2 km 20.6 mi | 14°35′00″N 91°11′11″W / 14.5834°N 91.1864°W / 14.5834; -91.1864 (Volcán Atitlán) |
13 | Pico Bonito[17][i] | Honduras | Cordillera Nombre de Dios | 2450 m 8,038 ft | 1710 m 5,610 ft | 151 km 93.8 mi | 15°33′27″N 86°52′32″W / 15.5575°N 86.8756°W / 15.5575; -86.8756 (Pico Bonito) |
14 | Montaña San Ildefonso[18] | Honduras | Cortés | 2242 m 7,356 ft | 1702 m 5,584 ft | 68.6 km 42.7 mi | 15°31′00″N 88°14′00″W / 15.5167°N 88.2333°W / 15.5167; -88.2333 (Montaña San Ildefonso) |
15 | Volcán San Cristóbal[19] | Nicaragua | Cordillera Los Maribios | 1745 m 5,725 ft | 1665 m 5,463 ft | 134.5 km 83.6 mi | 12°42′09″N 87°00′21″W / 12.7026°N 87.0057°W / 12.7026; -87.0057 (Volcán San Cristóbal) |
16 | Volcán de Santa Ana[20] | El Salvador | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 2362 m 7,749 ft | 1602 m 5,256 ft | 69.1 km 42.9 mi | 13°51′21″N 89°37′44″W / 13.8557°N 89.6288°W / 13.8557; -89.6288 (Volcán de Santa Ana) |
17 | Volcán Concepción[21] | Nicaragua | Rivas | 1610 m 5,282 ft | 1579 m 5,180 ft | 69.6 km 43.3 mi | 11°32′17″N 85°37′21″W / 11.5380°N 85.6226°W / 11.5380; -85.6226 (Volcán Concepción) |
18 | Pico Pijol[22] | Honduras | Yoro | 2320 m 7,612 ft | 1578 m 5,177 ft | 65.1 km 40.4 mi | 15°11′00″N 87°34′00″W / 15.1833°N 87.5667°W / 15.1833; -87.5667 (Pico Pijol) |
19 | Volcán de San Vicente[23] | El Salvador | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 2182 m 7,159 ft | 1562 m 5,125 ft | 90.3 km 56.1 mi | 13°35′47″N 88°50′15″W / 13.5965°N 88.8376°W / 13.5965; -88.8376 (Volcán de San Vicente) |
20 | Cerro El Pital[24][j] | El Salvador Honduras | Sierra de las Nubes | 2730 m 8,957 ft | 1530 m 5,020 ft | 51.1 km 31.8 mi | 14°23′04″N 89°07′45″W / 14.3844°N 89.1292°W / 14.3844; -89.1292 (Cerro El Pital) |
21 | Volcán Miravalles[25] | Costa Rica | Cordillera de Guanacaste | 2028 m 6,654 ft | 1528 m 5,013 ft | 99.4 km 61.8 mi | 10°44′49″N 85°09′02″W / 10.7469°N 85.1505°W / 10.7469; -85.1505 (Volcán Miravalles) |
22 | Montaña los Comayagua[26] | Honduras | Comayagua | 2407 m 7,897 ft | 1507 m 4,944 ft | 80.1 km 49.7 mi | 14°30′00″N 87°30′00″W / 14.5000°N 87.5000°W / 14.5000; -87.5000 (Montaña los Comayagua) |
23 | Sierra de Agalta high point[27] | Honduras | Sierra de Agalta | 2335 m 7,661 ft | 1505 m 4,938 ft | 122.6 km 76.1 mi | 14°57′27″N 85°54′59″W / 14.9576°N 85.9165°W / 14.9576; -85.9165 (Sierra de Agalta high point) |
Gallery
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- 2. Chirripó Grande is the highest summit of Costa Rica.
- 4. Cerro Las Minas is the highest summit of Honduras.
- 5. Volcan de Agua in Guatemala.
- 6. Volcán Irazú in Costa Rica.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of Central America
- List of extreme summits of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- Central America
- Geography of Central America
- Geology of Central America
- Category:Mountains of Central America
- commons:Category:Mountains of Central America
- Category:Mountains of Central America
- Physical geography
Notes
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Sierra de las Nubes, the Republic of Guatemala, and all of Central America.
- ^ Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of greater North America.
- ^ The summit of Chirripó Grande is the highest point of the Republic of Costa Rica.
- ^ Chirripó Grande is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Las Minas is the highest point of the Republic of Honduras.
- ^ Alto Cuchumatanes is the northernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Central America.
- ^ Volcán Acatenango is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America.
- ^ Cerro Tacarcuna is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of Central America and greater North America.
- ^ Pico Bonito is the northernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of Central America.
- ^ Cerro El Pital on the international border with Honduras is the highest point of the Republic of El Salvador.
References
- ^ This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
- ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ^ The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ^ "Volcán Tajumulco". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Chirripó Grande". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montaña de Santa Bárbara". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Las Minas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Agua". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Irazú". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Alto Cuchumatanes". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montañas Peña Blanca". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Acatenango". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán San Miguel". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Tacarcuna". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Atitlán". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pico Bonito". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montaña San Ildefonso". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán San Cristóbal". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Santa Ana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Concepción". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pico Pijol". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de San Vicente". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro El Pital". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Miravalles". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montaña los Comayagua". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra de Agalta high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- Bivouac.com
- Peakbagger.com
- Peaklist.org
- Peakware.com
- Summitpost.org
15°02′35″N 91°54′13″W / 15.0430°N 91.9037°W / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)