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]
Ultra-prominent summits
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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- ^ 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. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
- ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ^ "Volcán Tajumulco". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Chirripó Grande". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montaña de Santa Bárbara". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Las Minas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Agua". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Irazú". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Alto Cuchumatanes". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montañas Peña Blanca". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Acatenango". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán San Miguel". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Tacarcuna". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Atitlán". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pico Bonito". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montaña San Ildefonso". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán San Cristóbal". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Santa Ana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Concepción". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pico Pijol". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de San Vicente". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro El Pital". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Miravalles". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Montaña los Comayagua". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra de Agalta high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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15°02′35″N 91°54′13″W / 15.0430°N 91.9037°W / 15.0430; -91.9037 (Volcán Tajumulco)