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Volcano · Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano

Elevation
1,670 m
#10,612
in the world
#36
in Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano is a volcano in Costa Rica, rising to 1,670 m, the 36th highest we list in Costa Rica.

Nearest town
33 km away
Type
Volcano
GeoNames feature code VLC

Where it is

Arenal Volcano

Arenal Volcano lies in Costa Rica, in Alajuela Province.

Key facts

Elevation
1,670 m (5,479 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Region
Alajuela Province
Coordinates
10.462, -84.703

How it ranks

Among peaks in Costa Rica
#36of 38
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#10,612of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Cerro Chato1,140 m2.7 km
Volcán Tenorio1,835 m41 km
Cerro Congo2,008 m57 km
Volcán Miravalles2,028 m58 km
Volcán Poás2,708 m60 km
Volcán Barva2,906 m75 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Arenal Volcano.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
QuesadaCosta Rica27,31033 km
CañasCosta Rica20,30643 km
EsparzaCosta Rica15,57553 km
ChacaritaCosta Rica26,35454 km
PuntarenasCosta Rica35,65056 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.