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Mountains of Costa Rica

Peaks listed

3,820 m

highest

ranges

volcanoes

The highest point in Costa Rica is Cerro Chirripó at 3,820 m. Every peak we list for Costa Rica is linked below.

Largest range

Cordillera de Talamanca

6 peaks listed

With prominence data

of 38 peaks

Shared with a neighbour

Border summits

Median elevation

3,365 m

Across every listed peak

The 32 highest

Subsidiary summits — named high points on a larger mountain — are omitted, so ranks may skip.

The highest mountains in this country, by elevation
#	Peak	Range	Elevation
1	Cerro Chirripó	Cordillera de Talamanca	3,820 m
2	Cerro Ventisqueros	Cordillera de Talamanca	3,812 m
3	Cerro Truncado	—	3,618 m
5	Cerro Laguna	—	3,607 m
6	Macizo de Chirripó Grande	—	3,607 m
7	Loma Encerrada	—	3,587 m
9	Pico Sureste	—	3,562 m
10	Cerro Kámuk	Cordillera de Talamanca	3,549 m
11	Cerro de Terbi	—	3,522 m
12	Cerro Buenavista	—	3,467 m
14	Cerro de la Muerte	Cordillera de Talamanca	3,451 m
16	Volcán Irazú volcano	Cordillera Central	3,432 m
17	Cerro Urán	—	3,431 m
18	Cerro Sákira	—	3,387 m
21	Cerro Zacatales	—	3,342 m
22	Volcán Turrialba volcano	Cordillera Central	3,340 m
23	Cerro Asunción	—	3,314 m
24	Cerro Dúrika	—	3,263 m
25	Cerro Amí	—	3,251 m
26	Cerro Echandi	Cordillera de Talamanca	3,163 m
27	Volcán Barva volcano	Cordillera Central	2,906 m
28	Volcán Poás volcano	Cordillera Central	2,708 m
29	Cerro Pando	Cordillera de Talamanca	2,459 m
30	Cerro Rabo de Mico	—	2,428 m
31	Cerro Cedral	—	2,420 m
32	Volcán Miravalles volcano	—	2,028 m
33	Cerro Congo volcano	Cordillera Central	2,008 m
34	Volcán Rincón de la Vieja volcano	—	1,916 m
35	Volcán Tenorio volcano	—	1,835 m
36	Arenal Volcano volcano	—	1,670 m
37	Volcán Orosí volcano	—	1,659 m
38	Cerro Chato volcano	—	1,140 m

All peaks by range

All 38 peaks we list in Costa Rica.

Not assigned to a range 27

Cerro Truncado 3,618 m
Cerro Pirámide 3,615 m
Cerro Laguna 3,607 m
Macizo de Chirripó Grande 3,607 m
Loma Encerrada 3,587 m
Cerro Nuevo 3,575 m
Pico Sureste 3,562 m
Cerro de Terbi 3,522 m
Cerro Buenavista 3,467 m
Cerro Frío 3,453 m
Pico Noreste 3,450 m
Cerro Urán 3,431 m
Cerro Sákira 3,387 m
Cerro Páramo 3,365 m
Cerro Sábila 3,342 m
Cerro Zacatales 3,342 m
Cerro Asunción 3,314 m
Cerro Dúrika 3,263 m
Cerro Amí 3,251 m
Cerro Rabo de Mico 2,428 m
Cerro Cedral 2,420 m
Volcán Miravalles 2,028 m
Volcán Rincón de la Vieja 1,916 m
Volcán Tenorio 1,835 m
Arenal Volcano 1,670 m
Volcán Orosí 1,659 m
Cerro Chato 1,140 m

Cordillera de Talamanca 6

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Cerro Chirripó 3,820 m
Cerro Ventisqueros 3,812 m
Cerro Kámuk 3,549 m
Cerro de la Muerte 3,451 m
Cerro Echandi 3,163 m
Cerro Pando 2,459 m

Cordillera Central 5

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Volcán Irazú 3,432 m
Volcán Turrialba 3,340 m
Volcán Barva 2,906 m
Volcán Poás 2,708 m
Cerro Congo 2,008 m

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Elevation from GeoNames — surveyed where available, otherwise modelled and labelled approximate on each peak’s page. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames for Cerro Chirripó. 2 of these summits sit on a border and are counted in each country they belong to.