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Volcano · Costa Rica · Cordillera Central

Volcán Poás

Elevation
2,708 m
#5,342
in the world
#28
in Costa Rica

Volcán Poás is a volcano in Costa Rica, rising to 2,708 m, the 28th highest in Costa Rica, part of the Cordillera Central.

Elevation
2,708 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#5,342
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Volcán Poás

Volcán Poás lies in Costa Rica, in Alajuela Province.

Key facts

Elevation
2,708 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Range
Cordillera Central
Region
Alajuela Province
Coordinates
10.197, -84.229

How it ranks

Among peaks in Costa Rica
#28of 38
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Central
#4of 5
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,342of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Cerro Congo2,008 m6.4 km
Volcán Barva2,906 m15 km
Cerro Cedral2,420 m39 km
Cerro Rabo de Mico2,428 m40 km
Volcán Irazú3,432 m48 km
Volcán Turrialba3,340 m55 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Volcán Poás.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AlajuelaCosta Rica47,49420 km
HerediaCosta Rica21,94725 km
QuesadaCosta Rica27,31027 km
San PabloCosta Rica21,66227 km
San JuanCosta Rica26,04731 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.