Highest Elevation in Costa Rica

Top 97 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Highest Elevation - Costa Rica

1 Cot 02 6,043 ft
2 Río Segundo 01 5,574 ft
3 Cartago 02 4,724 ft
4 San Marcos 08 4,708 ft
5 Concepción 02 4,518 ft
6 Aserrí 08 4,390 ft
7 Tres Ríos 02 4,370 ft
8 Salitrillos 08 4,354 ft
9 Santo Domingo 04 4,354 ft
10 Ipís 08 4,298 ft
11 Paraíso 02 4,285 ft
12 San Rafael 04 4,275 ft
13 Granadilla 08 4,245 ft
14 San Diego 02 4,239 ft
15 Purral 08 4,209 ft
16 Sabanilla 08 4,098 ft
17 San Josecito 04 4,072 ft
18 San Vicente de Moravia 08 4,068 ft
19 San Vicente 08 4,026 ft
20 San Miguel 08 3,990 ft
21 San Juan de Dios 08 3,960 ft
22 San Pablo 04 3,947 ft
23 Guadalupe 08 3,944 ft
24 San Pedro 08 3,934 ft
25 Curridabat 08 3,911 ft
26 Patarrá 08 3,871 ft
27 San Rafael Arriba 08 3,871 ft
28 Heredia 04 3,848 ft
29 Calle Blancos 08 3,789 ft
30 Colima 08 3,737 ft
31 San José 08 3,717 ft
32 San Francisco 04 3,711 ft
33 San Felipe 08 3,698 ft
34 Mercedes Norte 04 3,668 ft
35 San Juan 08 3,655 ft
36 Escazú 08 3,645 ft
37 Santiago 08 3,638 ft
38 Alajuelita 08 3,635 ft
39 Palmichal 08 3,602 ft
40 San Juan 01 3,576 ft
41 San Ramón 01 3,481 ft
42 Naranjo 01 3,425 ft
43 Salitral 08 3,406 ft
44 San Rafael 08 3,402 ft
45 Llorente 04 3,399 ft
46 Tejar 08 3,278 ft
47 San Vito 07 3,261 ft
48 Sarchí 01 3,192 ft
49 Alajuela 01 3,133 ft
50 Santa Ana 08 2,982 ft
51 San Antonio 04 2,953 ft
52 Sabalito 07 2,943 ft
53 San Rafael Abajo 08 2,710 ft
54 Colón 08 2,628 ft
55 San Isidro 08 2,339 ft
56 Turrialba 02 2,211 ft
57 Daniel Flores 08 2,096 ft
58 Quesada 01 2,021 ft
59 Mercedes 08 1,962 ft
60 Poco Sol 01 1,870 ft
61 Tilarán 03 1,788 ft
62 Bijagua 01 1,424 ft
63 Buenos Aires 07 1,257 ft
64 Miramar 07 1,112 ft
65 Desamparados 01 922 ft
66 Macacona 07 850 ft
67 La Fortuna 01 840 ft
68 Guápiles 06 833 ft
69 La Cruz 03 791 ft
70 Orotina 01 778 ft
71 Esparza 07 732 ft
72 Pital 01 528 ft
73 Juntas 03 505 ft
74 Liberia 03 486 ft
75 Nicoya 03 420 ft
76 Guácimo 06 394 ft
77 Pocora 06 312 ft
78 Cañas 03 282 ft
79 Bagaces 03 276 ft
80 Siquirres 06 226 ft
81 Cariari 06 213 ft
82 Santa Cruz 03 190 ft
83 San José 01 164 ft
84 Upala 01 151 ft
85 Belén 03 131 ft
86 Golfito 07 128 ft
87 Corredor 07 118 ft
88 Limón 06 95 ft
89 Paquera 07 62 ft
90 Tamarindo 03 36 ft
91 Matina 06 33 ft
92 Chacarita 07 23 ft
93 Parrita 07 23 ft
94 Quepos 07 23 ft
95 Cahuita 06 10 ft
96 Sixaola 06 3 ft
97 Puntarenas 07 3 ft

Explore the top 97 cities ranked by highest elevation in Costa Rica.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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