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Mountains of Guatemala (26 P) Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Guatemala" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
A map of Guatemala. Guatemala is mountainous, except for the south coastal area and the vast northern lowlands of Petén department. The country is located in Central America and bounded to the north and west by Mexico, to the east by Belize and by the Gulf of Honduras, to the east by Honduras, to the southeast by El Salvador, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean.
The Sierra de Santa Cruz, a similar range, continues east to Cape Cocoli between the Polochic and the Sarstoon rivers. A third, the Sierra de las Minas, or its eastern portion, Sierra del Mico, stretches between the Polochic and the Motagua rivers. Between Honduras and Guatemala, the frontier is formed by the Sierra de Merendón.
The mountains' elevations range from 500 m (1,600 ft) to over 3,800 m (12,500 ft), and the range covers an area of c. 16,350 km 2 (6,310 sq mi). [1] With an area of 1,500 km 2 (580 sq mi) lying above 3,000 m (9,800 ft), it is also the most extensive highland region in Central America.
The Sierra de Santa Cruz is a small mountain range in eastern Guatemala.It is situated north of Lake Izabal, in the department of Izabal.The mountain range has a south-west to north-east orientation, and is approximately 55 km long and 13 km wide. [1]
The mountains of Guatemala. Pages in category "Mountains of Guatemala" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ...
Sierra de las Minas is a mountain range in eastern Guatemala which extends 130 km west of the Lake Izabal. It is 15–30 km wide and bordered by the valleys of the Polochic River in the north and the Motagua River in the south. Its western border is marked by the Salamá River valley which separates it from the Chuacús mountain range. The ...
Mountain Peak Country Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 2 Volcán Tacaná [8] [9] [e] Chiapas Guatemala: Sierra de Istatan: 4067 m 13,343 ft: 1037 m 3,402 ft: 24.1 km 14.99 mi 1 Volcán Tajumulco [10] [f] [g] Guatemala: Sierra de las Nubes: 4220 m