Cerro Mogotón
Cerro Mogotón is a mountain in Honduras and Nicaragua, rising to 2,107 m, the 19th highest in Honduras.
Where it is
Cerro Mogotón sits on the border between Honduras and Nicaragua, and is counted in each.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mogotón | 2,107 m | 13 km |
| Cerro El Tizal | 1,758 m | 15 km |
| Cerro Volcán Viejo | 1,615 m | 22 km |
| Cerro El Aguacatal | 1,468 m | 28 km |
| Tepe Somoto | 1,546 m | 53 km |
| Cerro Apante | 1,560 m | 54 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Cerro Mogotón.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalapa | Nicaragua | 24,037 | 22 km |
| Ocotal | Nicaragua | 33,928 | 28 km |
| El Paraíso | Honduras | 18,779 | 30 km |
| Danlí | Honduras | 233,789 | 42 km |
| Somoto | Nicaragua | 20,316 | 48 km |
About this mountain
At 2,107 m, Cerro Mogotón is the highest peak in Nicaragua and sits on the border between Honduras and Nicaragua in El Paraíso Department. The nearest peak in the dataset, Mogotón at the same elevation 13.2 km away, makes it the highest point in the immediate region; the next-nearest summit, Cerro El Tizal, stands 1,758 m at 14.6 km distance.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Las Minas | 2,849 m |
| 2 | Cerro El Pital | 2,730 m |
| 3 | Pico Sumpul | 2,407 m |
| 4 | Cerro Botoncillo | 2,348 m |
| 5 | Pico Bonito | 2,300 m |
| 6 | Cerro del Matarral | 2,266 m |
| 7 | Montaña de Mixcure | 2,254 m |
| 8 | Monte Ojuera | 2,225 m |
| 9 | Cerro Verde | 2,193 m |
| 10 | El Sillón | 2,165 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Cerro Mogotón?
- Cerro Mogotón rises to 2,107 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Cerro Mogotón?
- Cerro Mogotón sits on the border between Honduras and Nicaragua.
- Where does Cerro Mogotón rank?
- It is the 19th highest of the 30 peaks we list in Honduras, and #8,467 worldwide.
- What is the nearest city to Cerro Mogotón?
- Jalapa, Nicaragua, about 22 km away.
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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.