Mountain peaks of Central America

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This 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.

Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 metres (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.

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Highest major summits

The following sortable table lists the 15 highest mountain peaks of Central America with at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The first two of these summits each have at least 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 15 highest mountain peaks of Central America with 500 metres of prominence
Rank	Mountain Peak	Nation	Province	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Volcán Tajumulco^[1] PB	Guatemala	San Marcos	4220 m 13,845 feet	3980 m 13,058 feet	722 km 448 miles
2	Volcán Tacaná^[2] PB	Guatemala Mexico	San Marcos Chiapas	4067 m 13,343 feet	2273 m 7,457 feet	24 km 15 miles
3	Volcán Acatenango PB	Guatemala	Chimaltenango Sacatepéquez	3975 m 13,041 feet	1835 m 6,020 feet	126 km 78 miles
4	Alto Cuchumatanes PB	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	3837 m 12,589 feet	1877 m 6,158 feet	65 km 40 miles
5	Chirripó Grande^[3] PB	Costa Rica	Cartago Limón San José	3819 m 12,530 feet	3726 m 12,224 feet	864 km 537 miles
6	Cerro Ventisqueros PB	Costa Rica	San José	3812 m 12,507 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	2.2 km 1.3 miles
7	Volcán Santa María PB	Guatemala	Quetzaltenango	3772 m 12,375 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	50 km 31 miles
8	Volcán de Fuego PB	Guatemala	Chimaltenango Escuintla Sacatepéquez	3763 m 12,346 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	2.1 km 1.3 miles
9	Volcán de Agua PB	Guatemala	Escuintla Sacatepéquez	3761 m 12,339 feet	1981 m 6,499 feet	16 km 10 miles
10	Cerro Terbi PB	Costa Rica	Limón San José	3720 m 12,205 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	1.5 km 0.9 mile
11	Cerro Kámuk PB	Costa Rica	Limón	3563 m 11,690 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	54 km 34 miles
12	Volcán Atitlán PB	Guatemala	Sololá	3537 m 11,604 feet	1754 m 5,755 feet	35 km 21 miles
13	Montañas Peña Blanca High Point PB	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	3518 m 11,542 feet	1858 m 6,096 feet	42 km 26 miles
14	Volcán Barú^[4] PB	Panama	Chiriquí	3475 m 11,401 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	74 km 46 miles
15	Volcán Irazú PB	Costa Rica	Cartago San José	3402 m 11,161 feet	1872 m 6,142 feet	48 km 30 miles

Most prominent summits

The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of Central America.

See the List of Ultras in Central America for a table of all summits with at least 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 15 Most Prominent Mountain Peaks of Central America
Rank	Mountain Peak	Nation	Province	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Volcán Tajumulco^[1] PB	Guatemala	San Marcos	4220 m 13,845 feet	3980 m 13,058 feet	722 km 448 miles
2	Chirripó Grande^[3] PB	Costa Rica	Cartago Limón San José	3819 m 12,530 feet	3726 m 12,224 feet	864 km 537 miles
3	Volcán Tacaná^[2] PB	Guatemala Mexico	San Marcos Chiapas	4067 m 13,343 feet	2273 m 7,457 feet	24 km 15 miles
4	Montaña de Santa Bárbara PB	Honduras	Santa Bárbara	2744 m 9,003 feet	2084 m 6,837 feet	74 km 46 miles
5	Cerro las Minas^[5] PB	Honduras	Lempira	2849 m 9,347 feet	2069 m 6,788 feet	130 km 81 miles
6	Volcán de Agua PB	Guatemala	Escuintla Sacatepéquez	3761 m 12,339 feet	1981 m 6,499 feet	16 km 10 miles
7	Alto Cuchumatanes PB	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	3837 m 12,589 feet	1877 m 6,158 feet	65 km 40 miles
8	Volcán Irazú PB	Costa Rica	Cartago San José	3402 m 11,161 feet	1872 m 6,142 feet	48 km 30 miles
9	Montañas Peña Blanca High Point PB	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	3518 m 11,542 feet	1858 m 6,096 feet	42 km 26 miles
10	Volcán Acatenango PB	Guatemala	Chimaltenango Sacatepéquez	3975 m 13,041 feet	1835 m 6,020 feet	126 km 78 miles
11	Volcán San Miguel PB	El Salvador	San Miguel	2131 m 6,991 feet	1831 m 6,007 feet	64 km 40 miles
12	Cerro Tacarcuna PB	Panama	Darién	1875 m 6,152 feet	1770 m 5,807 feet	99 km 61 miles
13	Volcán Atitlán PB	Guatemala	Sololá	3537 m 11,604 feet	1754 m 5,755 feet	35 km 21 miles
14	Pico Bonito PB	Honduras	Atlántida	2450 m 8,038 feet	1710 m 5,610 feet	152 km 95 miles
15	Montaña San Ildefonso PB	Honduras	Cortés	2242 m 7,356 feet	1702 m 5,584 feet	68 km 42 miles

Most isolated major summits

The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of Central America with at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The first 11 of these summits each have at least 100 kilometres (62.14 mi) of topographic isolation and at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 15 Most Topographically Isolated Major Mountain Peaks of Central America
Rank	Mountain Peak	Nation	Province	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Chirripó Grande^[3] PB	Costa Rica	Cartago Limón San José	3819 m 12,530 feet	3726 m 12,224 feet	864 km 537 miles
2	Volcán Tajumulco^[1] PB	Guatemala	San Marcos	4220 m 13,845 feet	3980 m 13,058 feet	722 km 448 miles
3	Pico Bonito PB	Honduras	Atlántida	2450 m 8,038 feet	1710 m 5,610 feet	152 km 95 miles
4	Pico Mogotón^[6] PB	Honduras Nicaragua	Copán Nueva Segovia	2106 m 6,909 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	142 km 88 miles
5	Doyle's Delight^[7] PB	Belize	Cayo Toledo	1174 m 3,852 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	139 km 86 miles
6	Volcán San Cristóbal PB	Nicaragua	Chinandega	1745 m 5,725 feet	1665 m 5,463 feet	134 km 83 miles
7	Cerro Hoya PB	Panama	Los Santos Veraguas	1559 m 5,115 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	132 km 82 miles
8	Cerro las Minas^[5] PB	Honduras	Lempira	2849 m 9,347 feet	2069 m 6,788 feet	130 km 81 miles
9	Volcán Acatenango PB	Guatemala	Chimaltenango Sacatepéquez	3975 m 13,041 feet	1835 m 6,020 feet	126 km 78 miles
10	Sierra de Agalta High Point PB	Honduras	Olancho	2335 m 7,661 feet	1495 m 4,905 feet	123 km 76 miles
11	Volcán Miravalles PB	Costa Rica	Alajuela Guanacaste	2028 m 6,654 feet	1533 m 5,030 feet	103 km 64 miles
12	Cerro Tacarcuna PB	Panama	Darién	1875 m 6,152 feet	1770 m 5,807 feet	99 km 61 miles
13	Volcán de San Vicente PB	El Salvador	La Paz San Vicente	2182 m 7,159 feet	1562 m 5,125 feet	90 km 56 miles
14	Montaña los Comayagua PB	Honduras	Comayagua	2407 m 7,897 feet	1507 m 4,944 feet	81 km 50 miles
15	Volcán Barú^[4] PB	Panama	Chiriquí	3475 m 11,401 feet	>500 m >1,640 feet	74 km 46 miles