{"id":15375,"date":"2014-09-07T08:58:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T13:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=15375"},"modified":"2022-06-22T06:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T11:34:39","slug":"highpoints-central-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/highpoints-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Highpoints of Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today begins an effort to try to increase pushpins on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\/complete-index.html\">12MC Complete Index Map<\/a> for nations underrepresented by previous articles. This came from a realization that I&#8217;d continued to overlook certain parts of the world even after hundreds of posts. I&#8217;ll try to make it an occasional, relevant and unobtrusive effort, as with the following topic du jour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It surprised me to learn how little information existed on the Intertubes about the highest points of elevation in each of the countries of Central America, beyond their simple names and locations. That wasn&#8217;t only English-language content either. I found little <em>Spanish<\/em> coverage as well. In fact, the highpoints of individual U.S. states seemed to receive better treatment from the digital masses than international highpoints of Central America. Mountain climbing sites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summitpost.org<\/a> offered the most detailed accounts, albeit with not much even there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I began by compiled the highpoint peaks onto a single map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1a_G6geYNhTvW0bG4Sw4t04jWq2Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I dug a little deeper, examining each of the seven Central American national highpoints from highest to lowest altitude. Oddly enough, the two lowest highpoints might actually be the most difficult to summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guatemala: Volc\u00e1n Tajumulco 4,220 metres (13,845 feet)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Volcan Tajumulco, Guatemala\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kE2MJWFAZtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The highest point of Central America sat atop a Guatemalan stratovolcano, Volc\u00e1n Tajumulco. While it&#8217;s possible for climbers to reach the mountaintop using their own resources and efforts, many people sign-on with one of several local guide groups that specialize in this activity. The trip took most people at least two days. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/tajumulco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One guide explained<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Conquering Tajumulco is no walk in the park. At the uppermost reaches of the volcano, the air is thin, the temperature plummets and the effects of altitude are likely to cause hikers some degree of discomfort.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The climb wasn&#8217;t supposed to be super-technical. The altitude seemed to be the primary issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Costa Rica: Cerro Chirrip\u00f3 3,820 m (12,533 ft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mvanderbilt\/4870543815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4121\/4870543815_5d08abeea5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Chirripo, Costa Rica. Photo by Monty VanderBilt; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the tallest Central American mountains traced to a recent volcanic origin. Cerro Chirrip\u00f3, the centerpiece of Chirrip\u00f3 National Park did not. Rather, Chirrip\u00f3 belonged to the Sierra de Talamanca, the intrusive eroded core of a long dormant volcanic range subsequently uplifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vegetation and climate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.costarica-nationalparks.com\/chirriponationalpark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">changed with elevation<\/a> as one would expect: &#8220;<em>The mountains in this area are covered in thick primary cloud and rainforest to about 9,000&#8242; elevation. From there, the Paramo, or wet desert is the primary ground cover<\/em>.&#8221; Sources claimed that the lowest temperature ever recorded in Central America happened here, -9\u00b0C (16\u00b0F), although I couldn&#8217;t find a primary source to corroborate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many climbers took the mountain in two stages. They checked-in and receive a permit at a ranger station, stopped at Base Crestones and then made the final push to the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panam\u00e1: Volc\u00e1n Bar\u00fa 3,475 m (11,401 ft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/justonlysteve\/3189522325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3439\/3189522325_21bbf8b4f1_b.jpg\" alt=\"technologically advanced summit. Photo by justonlysteve; (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What better place to locate an array of antennae and broadcast towers than the highest point in Panam\u00e1? Obviously the people who constructed these installations didn&#8217;t drag all of that material up the slope by hand. They drove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A steep, muddy, rutted road climbed to the summit, and provided a primary route for hikers as well. Once atop, on a clear morning visitors reported that it was possible to see both the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea) and the Pacific Ocean from the same spot. That would be a very rare and precious sight, indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honduras: Cerro Celaque &#8211; Las Minas 2,870 m (9,416 ft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/josiah_townsend\/2722945097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3182\/2722945097_f700ddab01_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cerro Celaque, Honduras. Photo by Joe Townsend; (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Honduras didn&#8217;t focus much attention on its national highpoint although it did establish Celaque National Park in 1987 to create a protective reserve. The mountainous terrain could be best described as a &#8220;cloud forest&#8221; with increasing amounts of rainfall as one ascended. That water had to flow somewhere, and the slopes of Cerro Celaque provided headwaters to several local rivers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honduras.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honduras.com<\/a> explained that Celaque derived from the local Lenca language, meaning &#8220;box of water.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;&#8230;it provides water to all of the communities that are around the national park, including the cities of Gracias, Erandique, San Juan, San Manuel Colohete and La Campa in Lempira, Belen Gualcho in Ocotepeque, Corquin, Cucuyagua and San Pedro de Copan in Copan, among many others.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El Salvador: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m (8,957 ft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cerro El Pital, Chalatenango\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lml5FBEoZmQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cerro El Pital might be the most visited Central American national highpoint. Interestingly, the summit itself was in neighboring Honduras so the highest point of El Salvador wasn&#8217;t even the highest point of the mountain. A road, the Ruta El Pital, provided convenient access and made the park very attractive to visitors. The easiest highpoint hiking option involved a 3-minute walk from the camping area. One account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/cerro-el-pital-el-salvador\/447065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described the situation<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The views were nice, but I was not expecting to share the road with so many cars. The road is not just a hiking trail, but an actual road. There was not a steady stream of cars, but enough to be a bit annoying&#8230; HUGE!!!! camping area with hundreds of tents every weekends. A lot of people, dogs searching your tents and many STUPID people with fancy cars with super-sounds system to annoying everybody.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It didn&#8217;t seem contemplative or relaxing. However, if someone ever wanted a quick dash-and-grab highpoint in Central America, this would be the place to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicaragua: Mogot\u00f3n 2,107 m (6,913 ft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Climbing the HIGHEST POINT of Nicaragua!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ODxjEjAXTzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not much more than two thousand metres high and yet Mogot\u00f3n might not be an optimal choice even though Reserva Nacional Cordillera Dipilto y Jalapa was created to protect it. The situation traced back to recent history from a generation ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandinista_National_Liberation_Front\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandinista<\/a> forces placed numerous explosive mines throughout the area during the Nicaraguan Revolution of the 1980&#8217;s. Many of those mines continue to lay buried and forgotten, just waiting for an unwary hiker to step in the wrong spot. Compounding that, jungle covered Mogot\u00f3n and made it difficult to discern clear trails to the summit. It wouldn&#8217;t be advisable to approach the Nicaragua highpoint without a local guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belize: Doyle&#8217;s Delight 1,124 m (3,688 ft)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doyle&#039;s Delight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXdX7iBCHOQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While barely a bump compared to other Central American highpoints, I enjoyed learning about Doyle&#8217;s Delight the most. First, it wasn&#8217;t identified and named until 1989. Second, nobody climbed it until 2008. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/doyle-s-delight-belize\/446337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summitpost.org<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Doyle&#8217;s Delight was named for its resemblance to the prehistoric setting of Arthur Conan Doyle&#8217;s novel &#8216;The Lost World.&#8217; Towering palms and strangler figs, their trunks wrapped in a green shag of ferns and mosses, rise and converge in a leafy canopy that keeps the moist forest floor in perpetual dusk. The ridge is so remote that the British Army&#8217;s jungle training unit, scientist and other researcher with multinational expedition drop most of the expedition members in by helicopter.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Go ahead and watch a few frames of the video shot during that initial expedition. Then notice the spiked and poisonous trees, the venomous snakes, the hardships of the hike, and the determination of the climbers. It was hard to believe that even today remote corners continued to remain unexplored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today begins an effort to try to increase pushpins on the 12MC Complete Index Map for nations underrepresented by previous articles. This came from a realization that I&#8217;d continued to overlook certain parts of the world even after hundreds of posts. 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