The 15 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of Central America
Rank |
Mountain Peak |
Nation |
Province |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Isolation |
1 |
Volcán Tajumulco[1] PB |
Guatemala |
San Marcos |
!B9916524095929 4220 m
13,845 ft |
!B9917109629017 3980 m
13,058 ft |
!B9865105797577 722 km
448 mi |
2 |
Chirripó Grande[3] PB |
Costa Rica |
Cartago
Limón
San José |
!B9917522561127 3819 m
12,530 ft |
!B9917769094488 3726 m
12,224 ft |
!B9863308687308 864 km
537 mi |
3 |
Montaña de Santa Bárbara PB |
Honduras |
Santa Bárbara |
!B9920828280111 2744 m
9,003 ft |
!B9923579555971 2084 m
6,837 ft |
!B9887906150234 74 km
46 mi |
4 |
Cerro las Minas[5] PB |
Honduras |
Lempira |
!B9920452766655 2849 m
9,347 ft |
!B9923651793222 2069 m
6,788 ft |
!B9882256337737 130 km
81 mi |
5 |
Volcán de Agua PB |
Guatemala |
Escuintla
Sacatepéquez |
!B9917675598415 3761 m
12,339 ft |
!B9924086429533 1981 m
6,499 ft |
!B9903398587060 16 km
10 mi |
6 |
Alto Cuchumatanes PB |
Guatemala |
Huehuetenango |
!B9917475539097 3837 m
12,589 ft |
!B9924625699634 1877 m
6,158 ft |
!B9889163201718 65 km
40 mi |
7 |
Volcán Irazú PB |
Costa Rica |
Cartago
San José |
!B9918678812270 3402 m
11,161 ft |
!B9924652373429 1872 m
6,142 ft |
!B9892229204701 48 km
30 mi |
8 |
Montañas Peña Blanca High Point PB |
Guatemala |
Huehuetenango |
!B9918343520747 3518 m
11,542 ft |
!B9924727440806 1858 m
6,096 ft |
!B9893531475507 42 km
26 mi |
9 |
Volcán Acatenango PB |
Guatemala |
Chimaltenango
Sacatepéquez |
!B9917122199729 3975 m
13,041 ft |
!B9924852002395 1835 m
6,020 ft |
!B9882574718886 126 km
78 mi |
10 |
Volcán San Miguel PB |
El Salvador |
San Miguel |
!B9923356533679 2131 m
6,991 ft |
!B9924873824553 1831 m
6,007 ft |
!B9889366482827 64 km
40 mi |
11 |
Cerro Tacarcuna PB |
Panama |
Darién |
!B9924636360615 1875 m
6,152 ft |
!B9925212651744 1770 m
5,807 ft |
!B9885008692460 99 km
61 mi |
12 |
Volcán Atitlán PB |
Guatemala |
Sololá |
!B9918289658107 3537 m
11,604 ft |
!B9925303458270 1754 m
5,755 ft |
!B9895495477770 35 km
21 mi |
13 |
Pico Bonito PB |
Honduras |
Atlántida |
!B9921961566964 2450 m
8,038 ft |
!B9925557513505 1710 m
5,610 ft |
!B9880672464040 152 km
95 mi |
14 |
Montaña San Ildefonso PB |
Honduras |
Cortés |
!B9922848763963 2242 m
7,356 ft |
!B9925604406908 1702 m
5,584 ft |
!B9888671643368 68 km
42 mi |
15 |
Volcán San Cristóbal PB |
Nicaragua |
Chinandega |
!B9925354901653 1745 m
5,725 ft |
!B9925824195975 1665 m
5,463 ft |
!B9881926154782 134 km
83 mi |