List of extreme summits of Central America
# List of extreme summits of Central America

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:

* The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
* The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
* The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.

## Northernmost high summits

The northernmost summits of their elevation in Central America :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Doyle's Delight | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

The southernmost summits of their elevation in Central America :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Cerro Hoya | 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 | 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 | 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 (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 | 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 | 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

The easternmost summits of their elevation in Central America :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Cerro Tacarcuna | 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 | 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 (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 | 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 | 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

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 | 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 | 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) |

## Gallery

* Volcán Tajumulco is the highest summit of Guatemala and all of Central America.
* Volcán Tacaná on the border between Guatemala and México is the second highest major summit of Central America.
