List of Ultras of Central America

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Further information: List of mountain peaks of Central America

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See also: List of mountains of Central America and List of the ultra-prominent summits of North America

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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:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]
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Volcán Tajumulco is the highest summit of the Republic of Guatemala and all of Central America.

Ultra-prominent summits

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Main article: List of the most prominent summits of Central America

Of these 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America, seven 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.

The 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America
Rank Mountain Peak Nation Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Volcán Tajumulco[5][6][7]  Guatemala Sierra de las Nubes 4220 m
13,845 ft		 3990 m
13,091 ft		 722 km
448 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
2 Chirripó Grande[8][9][10]
(Cerro Chirripó)		  Costa Rica Cordillera de Talamanca 3819 m
12,530 ft		 3755 m
12,320 ft		 878 km
546 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
3 Montaña de Santa Bárbara[11]  Honduras Santa Bárbara 2744 m
9,003 ft		 2084 m
6,837 ft		 74.0 km
46.0 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
4 Cerro Las Minas[12][13]  Honduras Sierra de las Nubes 2849 m
9,347 ft		 2069 m
6,788 ft		 132.0 km
82.0 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
5 Volcán de Agua[14]  Guatemala Escuintla 3761 m
12,339 ft		 1981 m
6,499 ft		 14.86 km
9.23 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
6 Volcán Irazú[15]  Costa Rica Cordillera Central, Costa Rica 3432 m
11,260 ft		 1897 m
6,224 ft		 47.8 km
29.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
7 Alto Cuchumatanes[16][17]  Guatemala Huehuetenango 3837 m
12,589 ft		 1877 m
6,158 ft		 65.2 km
40.5 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
8 Montañas Peña Blanca[18]  Guatemala Sierra Madre de Chiapas 3518 m
11,542 ft		 1858 m
6,096 ft		 39.8 km
24.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
9 Volcán Acatenango[19][20]  Guatemala Chimaltenango 3975 m
13,041 ft		 1835 m
6,020 ft		 125.9 km
78.2 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
10 Volcán San Miguel[21]  El Salvador Sierra Madre de Chiapas 2131 m
6,991 ft		 1831 m
6,007 ft		 64.1 km
39.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
11 Cerro Tacarcuna[22][23]  Panama Darién 1875 m
6,152 ft		 1770 m
5,807 ft		 174.4 km
108.3 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
12 Volcán Atitlán[24]  Guatemala Sierra Madre de Chiapas 3537 m
11,604 ft		 1754 m
5,755 ft		 33.2 km
20.6 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
13 Pico Bonito[25][26]  Honduras Cordillera Nombre de Dios 2450 m
8,038 ft		 1710 m
5,610 ft		 151.0 km
93.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
14 Montaña San Ildefonso[27]  Honduras Cortés 2242 m
7,356 ft		 1702 m
5,584 ft		 68.6 km
42.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
15 Volcán San Cristóbal[28]  Nicaragua Cordillera Los Maribios 1745 m
5,725 ft		 1665 m
5,463 ft		 134.5 km
83.6 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
16 Volcán de Santa Ana[29]  El Salvador Sierra Madre de Chiapas 2362 m
7,749 ft		 1602 m
5,256 ft		 69.1 km
42.9 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
17 Volcán Concepción[30]  Nicaragua Rivas 1610 m
5,282 ft		 1579 m
5,180 ft		 69.6 km
43.3 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
18 Pico Pijol[31]  Honduras Yoro 2320 m
7,612 ft		 1578 m
5,177 ft		 65.1 km
40.4 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
19 Volcán de San Vicente[32]  El Salvador Sierra Madre de Chiapas 2182 m
7,159 ft		 1562 m
5,125 ft		 90.3 km
56.1 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
20 Cerro El Pital[33][34]  El Salvador
 Honduras		 Sierra de las Nubes 2730 m
8,957 ft		 1530 m
5,020 ft		 51.1 km
31.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
21 Volcán Miravalles[35]  Costa Rica Cordillera de Guanacaste 2028 m
6,654 ft		 1528 m
5,013 ft		 99.4 km
61.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
22 Montaña los Comayagua[36]  Honduras Comayagua 2407 m
7,897 ft		 1507 m
4,944 ft		 80.1 km
49.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
23 Sierra de Agalta high point[37]  Honduras Sierra de Agalta 2335 m
7,661 ft		 1505 m
4,938 ft		 122.6 km
76.1 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
  5. ↑ Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of greater North America
  6. ↑ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Sierra de las Nubes, the Republic of Guatemala, and all of Central America.
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  8. ↑ Chirripó Grande is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America
  9. ↑ The summit of Chirripó Grande is the highest point of the Republic of Costa Rica.
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  12. ↑ The summit of Cerro Las Minas is the highest point of the Republic of Honduras.
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  16. ↑ Alto Cuchumatanes is the northernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Central America
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  19. ↑ Volcán Acatenango is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America
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  22. ↑ Cerro Tacarcuna is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of Central America and greater North America
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  25. ↑ Pico Bonito is the northernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of Central America
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  33. ↑ Cerro El Pital on the international border with Honduras is the highest point of the Republic of El Salvador
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