List of ultras of Central America explained

See also: List of mountain peaks of Central America.

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

The following sortable table comprises the 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America. Each of these peaks has at least 1500m (4,900feet) 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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Ultra-prominent summits

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.

The 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Nation!Mountain Range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1		Sierra de las Nubes	15.043°N -91.9037°W
2		Cordillera de Talamanca	9.4843°N -83.4889°W
3		Santa Bárbara	14.9137°N -88.1145°W
4		Sierra de las Nubes	14.534°N -88.6804°W
5		Escuintla	14.4654°N -90.7428°W
6		Cordillera Central, Costa Rica	9.9764°N -83.8534°W
7		Huehuetenango	15.5182°N -91.5445°W
8		Sierra Madre de Chiapas	15.4996°N -91.9151°W
9		Chimaltenango	14.5016°N -90.8755°W
10		Sierra Madre de Chiapas	13.4348°N -88.2691°W
11		Darién	8.1659°N -77.2959°W
12		Sierra Madre de Chiapas	14.5834°N -91.1864°W
13		Cordillera Nombre de Dios	15.5575°N -86.8756°W
14		Cortés	15.5167°N -88.2333°W
15		Cordillera Los Maribios	12.7026°N -87.0057°W
16		Sierra Madre de Chiapas	13.8557°N -89.6288°W
17		Rivas	11.538°N -85.6226°W
18		Yoro	15.1833°N -87.5667°W
19		Sierra Madre de Chiapas	13.5965°N -88.8376°W
20		Sierra de las Nubes	14.3844°N -89.1292°W
21		Cordillera de Guanacaste	10.7469°N -85.1505°W
22		Comayagua	14.5°N -87.5°W
23		Sierra de Agalta	14.9576°N -85.9165°W

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 extreme summits of Central America
  • List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
• Central America
  • Geography of Central America
  • Geology of Central America
    • • • • • • Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic isolation

External links

• Bivouac.com
• Peakbagger.com
• Peaklist.org
• Peakware.com
• Summitpost.org

15.043°N -91.9037°W

Notes and References

1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
2. 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, 7642km (4,749miles) away.
4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.