Mountains
Mountains of El Salvador
24 summits ranked by height, each with its own summit climate and a forecast at three heights.
Highest2,730 mCerro El Pital
Summits24with a page
Ranges4named ranges
Above 3,000 m0on this page
| # | Mountain | Range | Region | Elevation | Prominence | Summit high, July | Summit low, January |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro El Pital | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | – | 2,730 m | 1,530 m | 18° | 8° |
| 2 | Santa Ana Volcano | Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec | Santa Ana Department | 2,381 m | – | 18° | 8° |
| 3 | San Vicente | American Cordillera | San Vicente Department | 2,173 m | – | 20° | 10° |
| 4 | San Miguel | American Cordillera | San Miguel Department | 2,129 m | – | 20° | 9° |
| 5 | Cerro Verde | Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec | Sonsonate Department | 2,030 m | – | 21° | 10° |
| 6 | Izalco | Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec | Sonsonate Department | 1,952 m | – | 22° | 12° |
| 7 | Cerro El Picacho | – | La Libertad Department | 1,940 m | – | 22° | 11° |
| 8 | San Salvador Volcano | Central American Cordillera | La Libertad Department | 1,893 m | – | 22° | 11° |
| 9 | Chingo | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | Santa Ana Department | 1,775 m | – | 24° | 12° |
| 10 | Tecapa | – | Usulutan | 1,593 m | – | 23° | 12° |
| 11 | Usulután | American Cordillera | Usulutan | 1,449 m | – | 24° | 14° |
| 12 | Guazapa | American Cordillera | Cuscatlan | 1,438 m | – | 26° | 15° |
| 13 | San Marcelino | Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec | Sonsonate Department | 1,314 m | – | 25° | 14° |
| 14 | Chinameca | American Cordillera | San Miguel Department | 1,300 m | – | 25° | 14° |
| 15 | Conchagua | American Cordillera | La Union | 1,225 m | – | 24° | 17° |
| 16 | Taburete | – | Usulutan | 1,172 m | – | 26° | 16° |
| 17 | Cerro El Pacayal | – | San Miguel Department | 1,012 m | – | 26° | 14° |
| 18 | Cerro Singüil | – | Santa Ana Department | 957 m | – | 29° | 17° |
| 19 | Cerro El Taburete | – | Usulutan | 828 m | – | 26° | 16° |
| 20 | San Diego | – | Santa Ana Department | 781 m | – | 29° | 18° |
| 21 | Coatepeque Caldera | Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec | Santa Ana Department | 746 m | – | 29° | 17° |
| 22 | Conchagüita | American Cordillera | La Union | 505 m | 505 m | 29° | 24° |
| 23 | Ilopango | – | Cuscatlan | 442 m | – | 30° | 20° |
| 24 | Laguna Aramuaca | American Cordillera | San Miguel Department | 181 m | – | 33° | 22° |
iPhotographed summits
The peaks in pictures
Santa Ana Volcano
Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec
2,381 melevation
–prominence
18°July high
Photo: Kristal Dorion, (U.S. Geological Survey) · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
San Vicente
American Cordillera
2,173 melevation
–prominence
20°July high
Photo: Angela Rucker, USAID · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Izalco
Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec
1,952 melevation
–prominence
22°July high
Photo: Diego Brito from Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
San Salvador Volcano
Central American Cordillera
1,893 melevation
–prominence
22°July high
Photo: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2022 · Attribution · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Coatepeque Caldera
Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec
746 melevation
–prominence
29°July high
iiRanges
Mountain ranges
- American Cordillera 8 summits · top 2,173 m
- Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec 5 summits · top 2,381 m
- Sierra Madre de Chiapas 2 summits · top 2,730 m
- Central American Cordillera 1 summits · top 1,893 m