SafekipediaList of volcanoes in Costa Rica
Adapted from Wikipedia · Discoverer experience
Costa Rica is a beautiful country in Central America known for its volcanoes. Many of these volcanoes are still active, meaning they can erupt again in the future. Others are extinct and will never erupt again. This list shows all the volcanoes in Costa Rica, both the ones that are active and the ones that are not.
Volcanoes are important because they shape the land and create new soil. They also sometimes create hot springs and geysers, which are fun to visit. Learning about volcanoes helps us understand how Earth changes over time.
You can see the list of volcanoes in the table below. Each volcano has its own story about how it formed and whether it might erupt again. Studying these volcanoes teaches us about the powerful forces inside our planet.
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last eruption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguas Zarcas volcanic field | extinct, one hill and eight hillocks | 160 metres (520 ft) to 528 metres (1,732 ft) | - |
| Arenal | dormant | 1,670 metres (5,480 ft) | 2010 |
| Barva | dormant | 2,906 metres (9,534 ft) | 6050 BC |
| Cacho Negro | 2,150 metres (7,050 ft) | - | |
| Chato | crater lake, hill | 1,140 metres (3,740 ft) | 1500 BC |
| Chopo | extinct | 402 metres (1,319 ft) | |
| Congo | dormant | 2,014 metres (6,608 ft) | 9000 BC |
| Hule | crater lake | 740 metres (2,430 ft) | |
| Irazú | dormant | 3,432 metres (11,260 ft) | 1994 |
| Miravalles | dormant | 2,028 metres (6,654 ft) | 1946 |
| Orosí | dormant | 1,659 metres (5,443 ft) | 1500 BC |
| Pelado | extinct, hill | 680 metres (2,230 ft) | - |
| Platanar | dormant | 2,183 metres (7,162 ft) | 117,000 BC and later (Holocene) |
| Poás | active | 2,708 metres (8,885 ft) | April 2025 |
| Poco Sol | crater lake | 789 metres (2,589 ft) | - |
| Porvenir | dormant | 2,267 metres (7,438 ft) | |
| Rincón de la Vieja | active | 1,916 metres (6,286 ft) | April 2020, hydrothermal, gas and steam. |
| Río Cuarto | crater lake | 380 metres (1,250 ft) | |
| Tenorio | dormant | 1,916 metres (6,286 ft) | - |
| Tilarán | extinct, hill | 634 metres (2,080 ft) | 2,580,000 BC–117,000 BC (Pleistocene) |
| Tortuguero | extinct, hill | 119 metres (390 ft) | |
| Turrialba | active | 3,340 metres (10,960 ft) | October 28, 2019 |
| El Viejo | extinct | 2,122 metres (6,962 ft) |
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