List of extreme summits of Central America

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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:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[1]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[2][3][1]
  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]
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The northernmost summits of their elevation in Central America
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 / 16.4941; -89.0456 (Doyle's Delight)
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 / 15.5575; -86.8756 (Pico Bonito)
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 / 15.5182; -91.5445 (Alto Cuchumatanes)
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 / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná)
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 / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)

Southernmost high summits

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The southernmost summits of their elevation in Central America
Rank Mountain Peak Country Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
6 Cerro Hoya[11][h]  Panama Azuero Peninsula 1559 m
5,115 ft		500 m
1,640 ft		135.7 km
84.3 mi		 7°19′04″N 80°40′52″W / 7.3179°N 80.6810°W / 7.3179; -80.6810 (Cerro Hoya)
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 / 8.1659; -77.2959 (Cerro Tacarcuna)
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 / 8.8088; -82.5427 (Volcán Barú)
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 / 9.4843; -83.4889 (Chirripó Grande)
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 / 14.5016; -90.8755 (Volcán Acatenango)
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 / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)

Easternmost high summits

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The easternmost summits of their elevation in Central America
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 / 8.1659; -77.2959 (Cerro Tacarcuna)
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 / 8.8088; -82.5427 (Volcán Barú)
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 / 9.4843; -83.4889 (Chirripó Grande)
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 / 14.5016; -90.8755 (Volcán Acatenango)
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 / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)

Westernmost high summits

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Volcán Tacaná and Volcán Tajumulco are the two highest summits of Central America.

The westernmost summits of their elevation in 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 / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná)
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 / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)

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