Article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of Central America. 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:
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Of the 25 highest major summits of Central America, Volcán Tajumulco and Volcán Tacaná exceed 4000m (13,000feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet), and 24 peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet) 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.
See also: List of the ultra-prominent summits of Central America. Of the 25 most prominent summits of Central America, Volcán Tajumulco and Chirripó Grande exceed 3000m (10,000feet) of topographic prominence, four peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet), and 23 peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
Of these 25 peaks, eight are located in Honduras, five in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Costa Rica, three in Nicaragua, and two in Panamá. Cerro El Pital lies on the El Salvador-Honduras border and Pico Mogotón lies on the Nicaragua-Honduras border.
Of the 25 most isolated major summits of Central America, Chirripó Grande and Volcán Tajumulco exceed 500km (300miles) of topographic isolation and 11 peaks exceed 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation.
Of these 25 peaks, nine are located in Honduras, four in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Panamá, three in Nicaragua, three in Costa Rica, and one in Belize. Pico Mogotón lies on the Nicaragua-Honduras border and Cerro El Pital lies on the El Salvador-Honduras border.