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Mountains of El Salvador

Peaks listed

2,730 m

highest

ranges

volcanoes

The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital at 2,730 m. Every peak we list for El Salvador is linked below.

Largest range

American Cordillera

5 peaks listed

With prominence data

of 28 peaks

Shared with a neighbour

Border summits

Median elevation

1,831 m

Across every listed peak

The 26 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 El Pital	Sierra Madre de Chiapas	2,730 m
2	Cerro Miramundo	—	2,394 m
3	Volcán de Santa Ana volcano	—	2,381 m
4	Cerro Montecristo	—	2,187 m
5	Volcán de San Vicente volcano	American Cordillera	2,182 m
6	Volcán de San Miguel volcano	American Cordillera	2,130 m
7	Cerro Redondo	—	1,981 m
8	Cerro El Aguila	—	1,953 m
9	Volcán de Izalco volcano	—	1,950 m
10	Cerro El Picacho	—	1,931 m
11	Cerro Los Naranjos	—	1,921 m
12	Volcán de San Salvador volcano	—	1,893 m
13	Cerro Malacara	—	1,836 m
14	Cerro de Apaneca	—	1,831 m
15	Cerro Cachío	—	1,824 m
16	Volcán Chingo volcano	Sierra Madre de Chiapas	1,775 m
17	Cerro Brujo	—	1,760 m
20	Cerro Las Ninfas volcano	—	1,611 m
21	Volcán de Tecapa volcano	—	1,593 m
22	Cerro El Tigre	—	1,574 m
23	Cerro Cacahuatique	—	1,507 m
24	Cerro Cayaguanca	—	1,506 m
25	Cerro El Volcancillo	—	1,493 m
26	Volcán de Usulután volcano	American Cordillera	1,449 m
27	Volcán de Guazapa	American Cordillera	1,438 m
28	Volcán Conchagua	American Cordillera	1,225 m

All peaks by range

All 28 peaks we list in El Salvador.

Not assigned to a range 21

Cerro Miramundo 2,394 m
Volcán de Santa Ana 2,381 m
Cerro Montecristo 2,187 m
Cerro Redondo 1,981 m
Cerro El Aguila 1,953 m
Volcán de Izalco 1,950 m
Cerro El Picacho 1,931 m
Cerro Los Naranjos 1,921 m
Volcán de San Salvador 1,893 m
Cerro Malacara 1,836 m
Cerro de Apaneca 1,831 m
Cerro Cachío 1,824 m
Cerro Brujo 1,760 m
Cerro Las Ranas 1,758 m
Cerro Cuyanausul 1,686 m
Cerro Las Ninfas 1,611 m
Volcán de Tecapa 1,593 m
Cerro El Tigre 1,574 m
Cerro Cacahuatique 1,507 m
Cerro Cayaguanca 1,506 m
Cerro El Volcancillo 1,493 m

American Cordillera 5

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Sierra Madre de Chiapas 2

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Cerro El Pital 2,730 m
Volcán Chingo 1,775 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 El Pital. 5 of these summits sit on a border and are counted in each country they belong to.