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List of ultras of Central America
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The following sortable table comprises the 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.[1] This article defines Central America as the seven nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá.
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.[2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
- 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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Of these 23 ultra-prominent summits of Central America, eight are located in Honduras, six in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Costa Rica, two in Nicaragua, and one in Panamá. Cerro El Pital straddles the border between El Salvador and Honduras.
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- 2. Chirripó Grande is the highest summit of Costa Rica.
- 4. Cerro Las Minas is the highest summit of Honduras.
- 5. Volcan de Agua in Guatemala.
- 6. Volcán Irazú in Costa Rica.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of Central America
- List of extreme summits of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- Central America
- Physical geography
Notes
- The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Sierra de las Nubes, the Republic of Guatemala, and all of Central America.
- Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of greater North America.
- The summit of Chirripó Grande is the highest point of the Republic of Costa Rica.
- Chirripó Grande is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America.
- The summit of Cerro Las Minas is the highest point of the Republic of Honduras.
- Alto Cuchumatanes is the northernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Central America.
- Volcán Acatenango is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America.
- Cerro Tacarcuna is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of Central America and greater North America.
- Pico Bonito is the northernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of Central America.
- Cerro El Pital on the international border with Honduras is the highest point of the Republic of El Salvador.
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