Honduras' Extreme Elevations: From Cerro Las Minas to the Caribbean Coast

Highest Point: Cerro Las Minas

• Elevation: 2,870 meters (9,416 feet)
• Location: La Paz department, in the Celaque National Park.
• Significance: Highest peak in Honduras and all of Central America.

Lowest Point: Caribbean Sea

• Elevation: 0 meters (sea level)
• Location: Entire northern coastline, including the Bay Islands (Roatán, Utila, Guanaja).

This dramatic vertical range — from cloud-forest summit to coral reefs — underpins Honduras' exceptional biodiversity.