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Mountains in Costa Rica

13 mountains in Costa Rica, ranked by height, prominence or the snow expected in the next 3 days, with the weather expected at each summit. Each page opens the forecast at the summit, with a day-by-day forecast, nearby mountains and ski areas.

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#MountainHeightProminenceSnownext 3 daysSnow7 daysSummit temp.next 3 daysFreezing levelnext 3 daysWindstrongest, 3 days
1Cerro ChirripóCordillera de Talamanca<1 cm snow in 3 days · freezing level 4,200–5,350 m · 2° to 10° · wind 6 km/h3,820 m3,727 m<1 cm<1 cm2° to 10°4,200–5,350 m6 km/h
2Cerro KamukCordillera de Talamanca<1 cm snow in 3 days · freezing level 4,100–4,900 m · 4° to 9° · wind 6 km/h3,549 m–<1 cm<1 cm4° to 9°4,100–4,900 m6 km/h
3Cerro de la MuerteCordillera de TalamancaNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 4,000–4,950 m · 4° to 10° · wind 10 km/h3,451 m–004° to 10°4,000–4,950 m10 km/h
4Irazú VolcanoCordillera CentralNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,950–4,600 m · 4° to 8° · wind 7 km/h3,432 m1,872 m004° to 8°3,950–4,600 m7 km/h
5TurrialbaCordillera CentralNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,950–4,600 m · 4° to 8° · wind 7 km/h3,325 m–004° to 8°3,950–4,600 m7 km/h
6Cerro EchandiCordillera de TalamancaNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 4,100–4,800 m · 6° to 11° · wind 5 km/h3,163 m–006° to 11°4,100–4,800 m5 km/h
7Barva VolcanoCordillera CentralNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,600–4,800 m · 4° to 12° · wind 11 km/h2,906 m–004° to 12°3,600–4,800 m11 km/h
8PlatanarCordillera CentralNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,800–4,600 m · 10° to 15° · wind 9 km/h2,267 m–0010° to 15°3,800–4,600 m9 km/h
9Miravalles VolcanoCordillera de GuanacasteNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,850–4,850 m · 12° to 19° · wind 21 km/h2,028 m1,533 m0012° to 19°3,850–4,850 m21 km/h
10Rincón de la Vieja VolcanoCordillera de GuanacasteNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,850–4,850 m · 13° to 19° · wind 21 km/h1,916 m–0013° to 19°3,850–4,850 m21 km/h
11Volcán TenorioCordillera de GuanacasteNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,700–4,850 m · 12° to 19° · wind 11 km/h1,916 m–0012° to 19°3,700–4,850 m11 km/h
12Arenal VolcanoCordillère de TilaránNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,750–4,900 m · 14° to 21° · wind 12 km/h1,670 m–0014° to 21°3,750–4,900 m12 km/h
13Orosí VolcanoCordillera de GuanacasteNo snow in 3 days · freezing level 3,600–5,000 m · 13° to 22° · wind 19 km/h1,659 m–0013° to 22°3,600–5,000 m19 km/h

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Weather: each summit’s forecast is refreshed about once a day (last update 17 hours ago). Forecast snowfall, temperature and freezing level at each summit from each area’s general-purpose model, at 10 cm of snow per 10 mm of water; the wind is the model’s wind for that spot, and real summit winds are often stronger. Prominence: how far a summit rises above the lowest col linking it to higher ground. Mountains, heights, prominence and ranges: Wikidata (CC0). Forecasts: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).