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List of extreme summits of Central America

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]

Northernmost high summits

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Southernmost high summits

Easternmost high summits

Westernmost high summits

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

See also

Notes

  1. The summit of Doyle's Delight is the highest point of Belize and the Yucatán Peninsula.
  2. Doyle's Delight is the northernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Central America.
  3. Pico Bonito is the northernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of Central America.
  4. Alto Cuchumatanes is the northernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Central America.
  5. Volcán Tacaná on the international border with Guatemala is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
  6. The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Sierra de las Nubes, the Republic of Guatemala, and all of Central America.
  7. Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of greater North America.
  8. Cerro Hoya is the southernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Central America and greater North America.
  9. Cerro Tacarcuna is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of Central America and greater North America.
  10. The summit of Volcán Barú is the highest point of the Republic of Panama.
  11. Volcán Barú is the southernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Central America and greater North America.
  12. The summit of Chirripó Grande is the highest point of the Republic of Costa Rica.
  13. Chirripó Grande is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America.
  14. Volcán Acatenango is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America.

References

  1. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
  3. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
  4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
  5. "Doyle's Delight". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. "Pico Bonito". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. "Alto Cuchumatanes". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. "Volcán Tacaná". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. "Volcán Tacaná". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  10. "Volcán Tajumulco". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. "Cerro Hoya". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. "Cerro Tacarcuna". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  13. "Volcán Barú". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. "Chirripó Grande". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. "Volcán Acatenango". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

15.0430°N 91.9037°W / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)


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