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Volcano · Costa Rica · Cordillera Central

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 in Costa Rica, part of the Cordillera Central.

Elevation
2,906 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#4,479
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Volcán Barva

Volcán Barva lies in Costa Rica, in Heredia Province.

Key facts

Elevation
2,906 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Range
Cordillera Central
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 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

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.

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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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.