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Volcán Turrialba

Elevation
3,340 m
#2,804
in the world
#22
in Costa Rica

Volcán Turrialba is a volcano in Costa Rica, rising to 3,340 m, the 22nd highest we list in Costa Rica, part of the Cordillera Central.

Range
#2 in the range
Nearest town
16 km away
Type
Volcano
GeoNames feature code VLC

Where it is

Volcán Turrialba

Volcán Turrialba lies in Costa Rica, in Cartago Province.

Key facts

Elevation
3,340 m (10,958 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Region
Cartago Province
Coordinates
10.023, -83.764

How it ranks

Among peaks in Costa Rica
#22of 38
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Central
#2of 5
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,804of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Volcán Irazú3,432 m10 km
Volcán Barva2,906 m39 km
Cerro Rabo de Mico2,428 m45 km
Cerro Cedral2,420 m46 km
Cerro Sákira3,387 m48 km
Cerro Sábila3,342 m49 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Volcán Turrialba.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
TurrialbaCosta Rica28,95516 km
GuápilesCosta Rica19,09222 km
ParaísoCosta Rica39,70223 km
CartagoCosta Rica26,59425 km
SiquirresCosta Rica18,23129 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.