Summit

Volcán Barva

Heredia

About

Volcán Barva is a volcano in Heredia, Costa Rica, with its summit at about 9,530 ft (2,906 m) above sea level. It stands inside Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Sendero Laguna De Barva. The nearest town is Vara Blanca, about 4.4 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Guararí and Cerro Piedra (Peineta). For camping, Área para Acampar Bosque de Cipreses and Campamento Entre Pinos are within about 6 miles. It is part of the Cordillera Central. Administratively, it is in Varablanca. These details come from Wikidata. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

9,534 ft

Loading conditions...
Get Directions

Location

Volcán Barva

Heredia

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). View or edit on OpenStreetMap.

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Volcán Barva for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Plan this with Roamze

Tell Roamze when you're going and who's coming. It plans the days, gear and food around this place.

Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors