Central American montane forests consist of forest patches located at altitudes ranging from , on the summits and slopes of the highest mountains in Central America, including the
Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It extends from
Chiapas state in southeastern Mexico, through
Guatemala,
El Salvador, and
Honduras, to northern
Nicaragua. The montane forests ecoregion is surrounded at lower elevations by the
Central American pine–oak forests, except for the enclaves in northern Guatemala, northern Honduras, and central Nicaragua, which are bounded by the
Central American Atlantic moist forests. The ecoregion covers an area of 2. The ecoregion has a
temperate climate with relatively high
precipitation levels. ==Climate==