List of mountain peaks of Central America
Article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Central America. This article defines Central America as the seven nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The [|first table] below ranks the 25 highest major summits of Central America by elevation.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The [|second table] below ranks the 25 most prominent summits of Central America.
- The topographic isolation of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The [|third table] below ranks the 25 most isolated major summits of Central America.
Highest major summits
Of the 25 highest major summits of Central America, Volcán Tajumulco and Volcán Tacaná exceed elevation, 11 peaks exceed, and 24 peaks exceed 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.
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| 2 |  ChiapasGTMepi|4067|1037|24.13|date=5 May 2016coord|15.1323|-92.1084|name=Volcán TacanáMountain table cell|Acatenango|name=Volcán Acatenango|peak=is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America|pb=8092|date=5 May 2016GTMepi|3975|1835|125.87|date=5 May 2016coord|14.5016|-90.8755|name=Volcán AcatenangoMountain table cell|Alto Cuchumatanes|peak=is the northernmost summit of Central America|pb=8076|date=5 May 2016GTMepi|3837|1877|65.21|date=5 May 2016coord|15.5182|-91.5445|name=Alto CuchumatanesMountain table cell|Cerro Chirripó|name=Chirripó Grande|alt=Cerro Chirripó|hp=the Republic of Costa Rica|peak=is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America|pb=8168|date=5 May 2016CRIepi|3819|3755|878.37|date=5 May 2016coord|9.4843|-83.4889|name=Chirripó GrandeMountain table cell|Santa María |name=Volcán Santa María|pb=8085|date=5 May 2016GTMepi|3772|1054|49.35|date=5 May 2016coord|14.7570|-91.5517|name=Volcán Santa MaríaMountain table cell|Volcán de Agua|pb=8094|date=5 May 2016GTMepi|3761|1981|14.86|date=5 May 2016coord|14.4654|-90.7428|name=Volcán de AguaMountain table cell|Volcán Atitlán|pb=8091|date=5 May 2016GTMepi|3537|1754|33.22|date=5 May 2016coord|14.5834|-91.1864|name=Volcán AtitlánMountain table cell|Montañas Peña Blanca|pb=8074|date=5 May 2016GTMepi|3518|1858|39.81|date=5 May 2016coord|15.4996|-91.9151|name=Montañas Peña BlancaMountain table cell|Volcán Barú|hp=the Republic of Panama|peak=is the southernmost summit of Central America and greater North America|pb=8189|date=5 May 2016PANepi|3474|1324|74.22|date=5 May 2016coord|8.8088|-82.5427|name=Volcán BarúMountain table cell|Irazú Volcano|name=Volcán Irazú|pb=8163|date=5 May 2016CRIepi|3432|1897|47.77|date=5 May 2016coord|9.9764|-83.8534|name=Volcán IrazúMountain table cell|Cerro Las Minas|hp=the Republic of Honduras|pb=8099|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2849|2069|132.04|date=5 May 2016coord|14.5340|-88.6804|name=Cerro Las MinasMountain table cell|Montaña de Santa Bárbara|pb=8098|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2744|2084|74.01|date=5 May 2016coord|14.9137|-88.1145|name=Montaña de Santa BárbaraMountain table cell|Cerro El Pital|peak=on the international border with Honduras is the highest point of the Republic of El Salvador|pb=8102|date=5 May 2016SLVHNDepi|2730|1530|51.14|date=5 May 2016coord|14.3844|-89.1292|name=Cerro El PitalMountain table cell|Pico Bonito|peak=is the northernmost summit of Central America|pb=8097|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2450|1710|150.96|date=5 May 2016coord|15.5575|-86.8756|name=Pico BonitoMountain table cell|Montaña los Comayagua|pb=13284|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2407|1507|80.05|date=5 May 2016coord|14.5000|-87.5000|name=Montaña los ComayaguaMountain table cell|Santa Ana Volcano|name=Volcán de Santa Ana|pb=8108|date=5 May 2016SLVepi|2362|1602|69.08|date=5 May 2016coord|13.8557|-89.6288|name=Volcán de Santa AnaMountain table cell|Sierra de Agalta|name=Sierra de Agalta high point|pb=13285|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2335|1505|122.55|date=5 May 2016coord|14.9576|-85.9165|name=Sierra de Agalta high pointMountain table cell|Pico Pijol|pb=13286|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2320|1578|65.06|date=5 May 2016coord|15.1833|-87.5667|name=Pico PijolMountain table cell|Montaña San Ildefonso|pb=13287|date=5 May 2016HNDepi|2242|1702|68.64|date=5 May 2016coord|15.5167|-88.2333|name=Montaña San IldefonsoMountain table cell|San Vicente |name=Volcán de San Vicente|pb=8116|date=5 May 2016SLVepi|2182|1562|90.25|date=5 May 2016coord|13.5965|-88.8376|name=Volcán de San VicenteMountain table cell|San Miguel |name=Volcán San Miguel|pb=8121|date=5 May 2016SLVepi|2131|1831|64.09|date=5 May 2016coord|13.4348|-88.2691|name=Volcán San MiguelMountain table cell|Mogotón|name=Pico Mogotón|peak=on the international border with Honduras is the highest point of the Republic of Nicaragua|pb=8113|date=5 May 2016NICHNDepi|2106|1321|142.01|date=5 May 2016coord|13.7631|-86.3983|name=Pico MogotónMountain table cell|Miravalles Volcano|name=Volcán Miravalles|pb=8156|date=5 May 2016CRIepi|2028|1528|99.43|date=5 May 2016coord|10.7469|-85.1505|name=Volcán MiravallesMountain table cell|Cerro Tacarcuna|peak=is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of Central America and greater North America|pb=8208|date=5 May 2016PANepi|1875|1770|174.35|date=5 May 2016coord|8.1659|-77.2959|name=Cerro TacarcunaMost prominent summitsOf the 25 most prominent summits of Central America, Volcán Tajumulco and Chirripó Grande exceed of topographic prominence, four peaks exceed, and 23 peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least 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 Panama. Cerro El Pital lies on the El Salvador-Honduras border and Pico Mogotón lies on the Nicaragua-Honduras border.
Most isolated major summitsOf the 25 most isolated major summits of Central America, Chirripó Grande and Volcán Tajumulco exceed of topographic isolation and 11 peaks exceed of topographic isolation.Of these 25 peaks, nine are located in Honduras, four in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Panama, 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.
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