List of mountain peaks of Central America explained

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:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2] The first table below ranks the 25 highest major summits of Central America by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3] [2] The second table below ranks the 25 most prominent summits of Central America.
  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] The third table below ranks the 25 most isolated major summits of Central America.

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Highest major summits

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.

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
1Sierra de las Nubes15.043°N -91.9037°W
2
Sierra de Istatan15.1323°N -92.1084°W
3Chimaltenango14.5016°N -90.8755°W
4Huehuetenango15.5182°N -91.5445°W
5Cordillera de Talamanca9.4843°N -83.4889°W
6Sierra Madre14.757°N -91.5517°W
7Escuintla14.4654°N -90.7428°W
8Sierra Madre de Chiapas14.5834°N -91.1864°W
9Sierra Madre de Chiapas15.4996°N -91.9151°W
10Cordillera de Talamanca8.8088°N -82.5427°W
11Cordillera Central, Costa Rica9.9764°N -83.8534°W
12Sierra de las Nubes14.534°N -88.6804°W
13Santa Bárbara14.9137°N -88.1145°W
14
Sierra de las Nubes14.3844°N -89.1292°W
15Cordillera Nombre de Dios15.5575°N -86.8756°W
16Comayagua14.5°N -87.5°W
17Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.8557°N -89.6288°W
18Sierra de Agalta14.9576°N -85.9165°W
19Yoro15.1833°N -87.5667°W
20Cortés15.5167°N -88.2333°W
21Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.5965°N -88.8376°W
22Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.4348°N -88.2691°W
23
Sierra de las Nubes13.7631°N -86.3983°W
24Cordillera de Guanacaste10.7469°N -85.1505°W
25Darién8.1659°N -77.2959°W

Most prominent summits

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.

The 25 most topographically prominent summits of Central America

!Rank!Mountain peak!Country!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Sierra de las Nubes15.043°N -91.9037°W
2Cordillera de Talamanca9.4843°N -83.4889°W
3Santa Bárbara14.9137°N -88.1145°W
4Sierra de las Nubes14.534°N -88.6804°W
5Escuintla14.4654°N -90.7428°W
6Cordillera Central, Costa Rica9.9764°N -83.8534°W
7Huehuetenango15.5182°N -91.5445°W
8Sierra Madre de Chiapas15.4996°N -91.9151°W
9Chimaltenango14.5016°N -90.8755°W
10Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.4348°N -88.2691°W
11Darién8.1659°N -77.2959°W
12Sierra Madre de Chiapas14.5834°N -91.1864°W
13Cordillera Nombre de Dios15.5575°N -86.8756°W
14Cortés15.5167°N -88.2333°W
15Cordillera Los Maribios12.7026°N -87.0057°W
16Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.8557°N -89.6288°W
17Rivas11.538°N -85.6226°W
18Yoro15.1833°N -87.5667°W
19Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.5965°N -88.8376°W
20
Sierra de las Nubes14.3844°N -89.1292°W
21Cordillera de Guanacaste10.7469°N -85.1505°W
22Comayagua14.5°N -87.5°W
23Sierra de Agalta14.9576°N -85.9165°W
24Chiriquí8.8088°N -82.5427°W
25
Sierra de las Nubes13.7631°N -86.3983°W

Most isolated major summits

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.

The 25 most topographically isolated summits of Central America with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Country!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Cordillera de Talamanca9.4843°N -83.4889°W
2Sierra de las Nubes15.043°N -91.9037°W
3Darién8.1659°N -77.2959°W
4Cordillera Nombre de Dios15.5575°N -86.8756°W
5
Sierra de las Nubes13.7631°N -86.3983°W
6Yucatán Peninsula16.4941°N -89.0456°W
7Azuero Peninsula7.3179°N -80.681°W
8Cordillera Los Maribios12.7026°N -87.0057°W
9Sierra de las Nubes14.534°N -88.6804°W
10Chimaltenango14.5016°N -90.8755°W
11Sierra de Agalta14.9576°N -85.9165°W
12Cordillera de Guanacaste10.7469°N -85.1505°W
13Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.5965°N -88.8376°W
14Comayagua14.5°N -87.5°W
15Chiriquí8.8088°N -82.5427°W
16Santa Bárbara14.9137°N -88.1145°W
17Rivas11.538°N -85.6226°W
18Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.8557°N -89.6288°W
19Cortés15.5167°N -88.2333°W
20Huehuetenango15.5182°N -91.5445°W
21Yoro15.1833°N -87.5667°W
22Sierra Madre de Chiapas13.4348°N -88.2691°W
23
Sierra de las Nubes14.3844°N -89.1292°W
24Sierra Madre14.757°N -91.5517°W
25Cordillera Central, Costa Rica9.9764°N -83.8534°W

See also

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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. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters 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.