{
  "name": "Cerro de la Muerte",
  "slug": "cerro-de-la-muerte",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cerro-de-la-muerte/",
  "summary": "The highest point on the entire Pan-American Highway, Route 2 crosses the Cordillera de Talamanca at 3,335 m through páramo tundra and moss-draped cloud forest, Costa Rica's most epic road.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "Ruta 2"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Costa Rica",
    "region": "Cordillera de Talamanca",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cartago",
      "lat": 9.722405,
      "lon": -83.94956
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "San Isidro de El General",
      "lat": 9.379521,
      "lon": -83.704985
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 51.8,
    "lengthKm": 83.4,
    "driveMinutes": 109,
    "corners": 120,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 3344.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Fog",
    "Potholes",
    "Landslides",
    "Narrow lanes",
    "Blind corners",
    "Extreme cold at the summit"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mirador del Valle General",
    "The Tower"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 551
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}