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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) |
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