This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of Central America that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in the region.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Doyle's Delight [5] [a] [b] | Belize | Yucatán Peninsula | 1174 m 3,852 ft |
500 m 1,640 ft |
138.3 km 85.9 mi |
16°29′39″N 89°02′44″W / 16.4941°N 89.0456°W |
4 | Pico Bonito [6] [c] | 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 |
3 | Alto Cuchumatanes [7] [d] | 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 |
2 | Volcán Tacaná [8] [9] [e] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra de Istatan | 4067 m 13,343 ft |
1037 m 3,402 ft |
24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W |
1 | Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] | 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 |
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Cerro Tacarcuna [12] [i] | 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 |
4 | Volcán Barú [13] [j] [k] | Panama | Chiriquí | 3474 m 11,398 ft |
1324 m 4,344 ft |
74.2 km 46.1 mi |
8°48′32″N 82°32′34″W / 8.8088°N 82.5427°W |
3 |
Chirripó Grande
[14]
[l]
[m] ( 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 |
2 | Volcán Acatenango [15] [n] | 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 |
1 | Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] | 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 |
Volcán Tacaná and Volcán Tajumulco are the two highest summits of Central America.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Volcán Tacaná [8] [9] [e] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra de Istatan | 4067 m 13,343 ft |
1037 m 3,402 ft |
24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W |
1 | Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] | 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 |
This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of Central America that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in the region.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Doyle's Delight [5] [a] [b] | Belize | Yucatán Peninsula | 1174 m 3,852 ft |
500 m 1,640 ft |
138.3 km 85.9 mi |
16°29′39″N 89°02′44″W / 16.4941°N 89.0456°W |
4 | Pico Bonito [6] [c] | 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 |
3 | Alto Cuchumatanes [7] [d] | 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 |
2 | Volcán Tacaná [8] [9] [e] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra de Istatan | 4067 m 13,343 ft |
1037 m 3,402 ft |
24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W |
1 | Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] | 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 |
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Cerro Tacarcuna [12] [i] | 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 |
4 | Volcán Barú [13] [j] [k] | Panama | Chiriquí | 3474 m 11,398 ft |
1324 m 4,344 ft |
74.2 km 46.1 mi |
8°48′32″N 82°32′34″W / 8.8088°N 82.5427°W |
3 |
Chirripó Grande
[14]
[l]
[m] ( 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 |
2 | Volcán Acatenango [15] [n] | 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 |
1 | Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] | 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 |
Volcán Tacaná and Volcán Tajumulco are the two highest summits of Central America.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Volcán Tacaná [8] [9] [e] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra de Istatan | 4067 m 13,343 ft |
1037 m 3,402 ft |
24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W |
1 | Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] | 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 |