List of volcanoes in Costa Rica

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

Name	Type	Elevation	Location	Last eruption
Aguas Zarcas volcanic field	extinct, one hill and eight hillocks	160 metres (520 ft) to 528 metres (1,732 ft)	10°22′29″N 84°20′20″W / 10.374611°N 84.338833°W / 10.374611; -84.338833 (Aguas Zarcas volcanic field)	-
Arenal	dormant	1,670 metres (5,480 ft)	10°27′47″N 84°42′11″W / 10.463°N 84.703°W / 10.463; -84.703 (Arenal Volcano)	2010
Barva	dormant	2,906 metres (9,534 ft)	10°08′06″N 84°06′00″W / 10.135°N 84.10°W / 10.135; -84.10 (Barva Volcano)	6050 BC
Cacho Negro		2,150 metres (7,050 ft)	10°11′45″N 84°02′46″W / 10.195833°N 84.046111°W / 10.195833; -84.046111 (Cacho Negro Volcano)	-
Chato	crater lake, hill	1,140 metres (3,740 ft)	10°26′31″N 84°41′17″W / 10.441944°N 84.688056°W / 10.441944; -84.688056 (Chato Volcano)	1500 BC
Chopo	extinct	402 metres (1,319 ft)	10°28′14″N 85°03′51″W / 10.470430°N 85.064185°W / 10.470430; -85.064185 (Chopo Volcano)
Congo	dormant	2,014 metres (6,608 ft)	10°15′00″N 84°14′00″W / 10.25°N 84.233333°W / 10.25; -84.233333 (Congo Volcano)	9000 BC
Hule	crater lake	740 metres (2,430 ft)	10°17′43″N 84°12′32″W / 10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889 (Lake Hule)
Irazú	dormant	3,432 metres (11,260 ft)	9°58′44″N 83°51′07″W / 9.979°N 83.852°W / 9.979; -83.852 (Irazú Volcano)	1994
Miravalles	dormant	2,028 metres (6,654 ft)	10°47′02″N 85°09′11″W / 10.784°N 85.153°W / 10.784; -85.153 (Miravalles Volcano)	1946
Orosí	dormant	1,659 metres (5,443 ft)	10°58′48″N 85°28′23″W / 10.980°N 85.473°W / 10.980; -85.473 (Orosí Volcano)	1500 BC
Pelado	extinct, hill	680 metres (2,230 ft)	10°22′08″N 85°00′51″W / 10.368872°N 85.014292°W / 10.368872; -85.014292 (Pelado Hill)	-
Platanar	dormant	2,183 metres (7,162 ft)	10°18′00″N 84°21′58″W / 10.3000174°N 84.3660879°W / 10.3000174; -84.3660879 (Platanar Volcano)	117,000 BC and later (Holocene)
Poás	active	2,708 metres (8,885 ft)	10°12′00″N 84°13′59″W / 10.20°N 84.233°W / 10.20; -84.233 (Poás Volcano)	September 2019^[3]
Poco Sol	crater lake	789 metres (2,589 ft)	10°21′N 84°40′W / 10.35°N 84.67°W / 10.35; -84.67 (Lake Poco Sol)	-
Porvenir	dormant	2,267 metres (7,438 ft)	10°16′18″N 84°21′39″W / 10.271724°N 84.360967°W / 10.271724; -84.360967 (Porvenir Volcano)
Rincón de la Vieja	active	1,916 metres (6,286 ft)	10°49′48″N 85°19′26″W / 10.830°N 85.324°W / 10.830; -85.324 (Lake Río Cuarto)	April 2020, hydrothermal, gas and steam.
Río Cuarto	crater lake	380 metres (1,250 ft)	10°21′25″N 84°12′59″W / 10.356944°N 84.216389°W / 10.356944; -84.216389 (Lake Río Cuarto)
Tenorio	dormant	1,916 metres (6,286 ft)	10°40′23″N 85°00′54″W / 10.673°N 85.015°W / 10.673; -85.015 (Tenorio Volcano)	-
Tilarán^[4]	extinct, hill	634 metres (2,080 ft)	10°27′04″N 84°58′41″W / 10.451°N 84.978°W / 10.451; -84.978 (Tilarán Hill)	2,580,000 BC–117,000 BC (Pleistocene)
Tortuguero	extinct, hill	119 metres (390 ft)	10°35′04″N 83°31′40″W / 10.584327°N 83.527759°W / 10.584327; -83.527759 (Tortuguero Volcano)
Turrialba	active	3,340 metres (10,960 ft)	10°01′30″N 83°46′01″W / 10.025°N 83.767°W / 10.025; -83.767 (Turrialba Volcano)	October 28, 2019
El Viejo	extinct	2,122 metres (6,962 ft)	10°15′36″N 84°19′44″W / 10.26005°N 84.32887°W / 10.26005; -84.32887 (El Viejo Volcano)

References

^ Alvarado Induni, Guillermo (2011). Los volcanes de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-9968-316-79-8.
^ Bergoeing, Jean Pierre (2006-01-01). 1021-1209.
^ "Poás Volcano erupts again, sends ash cloud 2 km into atmosphere". 30 September 2019.
^ Guillermo E. Alvarado Induni (2011). Los volcanes de Costa Rica: geología, historia, riqueza natural y su gente. EUNED. p. 142. ISBN 978-9968-31-679-8.

External links

Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). http://www.volcano.si.edu).
Vulcanología. Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI).
Volcanes de Costa Rica I

[induni-1] Alvarado Induni, Guillermo (2011). Los volcanes de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-9968-316-79-8.

[2] Bergoeing, Jean Pierre (2006-01-01). 1021-1209.

[3] "Poás Volcano erupts again, sends ash cloud 2 km into atmosphere". 30 September 2019.

[4] Guillermo E. Alvarado Induni (2011). Los volcanes de Costa Rica: geología, historia, riqueza natural y su gente. EUNED. p. 142. ISBN 978-9968-31-679-8.

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v t e Volcanoes of Costa Rica
Cordillera de Guanacaste	Orosí Rincón de la Vieja Miravalles Tenorio	Costa Rica portal
Cordillera de Tilarán	Arenal Chato
Cordillera Central	Platanar Porvenir Congo Poás Cacho Negro Barva Irazú Turrialba El Viejo

v t e Central American volcanoes
Guatemala	Acatenango Agua Almolonga Atitlán Chicabal Cuilapa-Barbarena Fuego Jumay Moyuta Pacaya Santa María/Santiaguito San Pedro Santo Tomás Siete Orejas Tacaná Tajumulco Tecuamburro Tolimán
El Salvador	Chinameca Chingo Conchagua Izalco Santa Ana San Miguel San Salvador San Vicente Usulután
Nicaragua	Apoyeque Cerro Negro Concepción Cosigüina Maderas Masaya Mombacho Momotombo San Cristóbal Telica
Costa Rica	Arenal Irazú Miravalles Platanar Poás Rincón de la Vieja Tenorio Turrialba
Panama	Barú La Yeguada El Valle
Note: volcanoes are ordered from north-west to south-east.

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