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Volcán Barva

Elevation
2,906 m
#4,479
in the world
#27
in Costa Rica

Volcán Barva is a volcano in Costa Rica, rising to 2,906 m, the 27th highest we list in Costa Rica, part of the Cordillera Central.

Range
Cordillera Central
#3 in the range
Nearest town
Heredia
15 km away
Type
Volcano
GeoNames feature code VLC

Where it is

Volcán Barva

Volcán Barva lies in Costa Rica, in Heredia Province.

Key facts

Elevation
2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Region
Heredia Province
Coordinates
10.134, -84.105

How it ranks

Among peaks in Costa Rica
#27of 38
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Central
#3of 5
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,479of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Volcán Poás2,708 m15 km
Cerro Congo2,008 m19 km
Cerro Cedral2,420 m31 km
Cerro Rabo de Mico2,428 m32 km
Volcán Irazú3,432 m33 km
Volcán Turrialba3,340 m39 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Volcán Barva.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
HerediaCosta Rica21,94715 km
San PabloCosta Rica21,66215 km
AlajuelaCosta Rica47,49418 km
San JuanCosta Rica26,04719 km
San VicenteCosta Rica34,44720 km

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Mountains of Costa Rica38 peaks listedCordillera CentralRange profileCosta RicaCountry profileAll mountains14,616 peaks

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.