List of extreme summits of Mexico
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This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of Mexico that are higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in Mexico.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[1]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[1][2][3]
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]
Northernmost high summits
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Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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4 | Cerro las Capillas[5] | ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 2890 m 9,482 ft | 1590 m 5,217 ft | 55.8 km 34.7 mi | 19°33′19″N 104°08′50″W / 19.5552°N 104.1472°W / 19.5552; -104.1472 (Cerro las Capillas) |
3 | La Malinche (volcano)[6][7][a][b] (Matlalcueye) | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4430 m 14,534 ft | 1920 m 6,299 ft | 63.9 km 39.7 mi | 19°13′52″N 98°01′56″W / 19.2310°N 98.0321°W / 19.2310; -98.0321 (La Malinche) |
2 | Iztaccíhuatl[8][9][c] | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5230 m 17,159 ft | 1560 m 5,118 ft | 17.51 km 10.88 mi | 19°10′49″N 98°38′29″W / 19.1802°N 98.6415°W / 19.1802; -98.6415 (Iztaccíhuatl) |
1 | Pico de Orizaba[10][11][d] (Citlaltépetl) | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft | 4922 m 16,148 ft | 2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba) |
Southernmost high summits
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Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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3 | Volcán Tacaná[12][13][e] | ![]() ![]() | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 4067 m 13,343 ft | 1037 m 3,402 ft | 24.1 km 14.99 mi | 15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná) |
2 | Popocatépetl[14][15][f][g] | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5410 m 17,749 ft | 3040 m 9,974 ft | 143 km 88.8 mi | 19°01′21″N 98°37′40″W / 19.0225°N 98.6278°W / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl) |
1 | Pico de Orizaba[10][11][d] (Citlaltépetl) | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft | 4922 m 16,148 ft | 2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba) |
Easternmost high summits
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Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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3 | Volcán Tacaná[12][13][e] | ![]() ![]() | Sierra de Istatan | 4067 m 13,343 ft | 1037 m 3,402 ft | 24.1 km 14.99 mi | 15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná) |
2 | Cofre de Perote[16][17][h] | ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4210 m 13,812 ft | 1340 m 4,396 ft | 52.9 km 32.9 mi | 19°29′38″N 97°08′53″W / 19.4940°N 97.1480°W / 19.4940; -97.1480 (Cofre de Perote) |
1 | Pico de Orizaba[10][11][d] (Citlaltépetl) | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft | 4922 m 16,148 ft | 2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba) |
Westernmost high summits
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Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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10 | Guadalupe Island high point[18][i] | ![]() | Guadalupe Island | 1310 m 4,298 ft | 1310 m 4,298 ft | 340 km 211 mi | 29°06′06″N 118°18′48″W / 29.1016°N 118.3132°W / 29.1016; -118.3132 (Guadalupe Island high point) |
9 | Picacho del Diablo[19][20][j][k] | ![]() | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir | 3095 m 10,154 ft | 2125 m 6,972 ft | 335 km 208 mi | 30°59′33″N 115°22′31″W / 30.9925°N 115.3753°W / 30.9925; -115.3753 (Picacho del Diablo) |
8 | Cerro Mohinora[21][22][l][m] | ![]() | Sierra Madre Occidental | 3308 m 10,853 ft | 858 m 2,815 ft | 231 km 143.5 mi | 25°57′22″N 107°02′51″W / 25.9560°N 107.0476°W / 25.9560; -107.0476 (Cerro Mohinora) |
7 | Cerro Gordo[23][24][n][o] | ![]() | Sierra Madre Occidental | 3357 m 11,014 ft | 1387 m 4,551 ft | 424 km 263 mi | 23°12′22″N 104°56′39″W / 23.2060°N 104.9442°W / 23.2060; -104.9442 (Cerro Gordo) |
6 | Volcán de Colima[25][26][p] | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 3830 m 12,566 ft | 610 m 2,001 ft | 5.62 km 3.49 mi | 19°30′48″N 103°37′03″W / 19.5132°N 103.6174°W / 19.5132; -103.6174 (Volcán de Colima) |
5 | Nevado de Colima[27][28][q][r] | ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4270 m 14,009 ft | 2720 m 8,924 ft | 405 km 252 mi | 19°33′48″N 103°36′31″W / 19.5633°N 103.6087°W / 19.5633; -103.6087 (Nevado de Colima) |
4 | Nevado de Toluca[29][30][s] (Volcán Xinantécatl) | ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4690 m 15,387 ft | 2225 m 7,300 ft | 118.4 km 73.6 mi | 19°06′07″N 99°46′04″W / 19.1020°N 99.7677°W / 19.1020; -99.7677 (Nevado de Toluca) |
3 | Iztaccíhuatl[8][9][c] | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5230 m 17,159 ft | 1560 m 5,118 ft | 17.51 km 10.88 mi | 19°10′49″N 98°38′29″W / 19.1802°N 98.6415°W / 19.1802; -98.6415 (Iztaccíhuatl) |
2 | Popocatépetl[14][15][f][g] | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5410 m 17,749 ft | 3040 m 9,974 ft | 143 km 88.8 mi | 19°01′21″N 98°37′40″W / 19.0225°N 98.6278°W / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl) |
1 | Pico de Orizaba[10][11][d] (Citlaltépetl) | ![]() ![]() | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft | 4922 m 16,148 ft | 2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba) |
Gallery
- The summit of Pico de Orizaba, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest peak of Mexico.
- The summit of Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, State of Mexico and Morelos, is the second highest peak of Mexico.
- The summit of Iztaccíhuatl, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and State of Mexico, is the third highest peak of Mexico.
- Nevado de Toluca is a stratovolcano in State of Mexico.
- Nevado de Colima is an stratovolcano in Jalisco near the border with Colima.
- Cofre de Perote is a shield volcano in Veracruz.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of Mexico
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of Mexico
- List of extreme summits of Mexico
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- Mexico
- Geography of Mexico
- Category:Mountains of Mexico
- commons:Category:Mountains of Mexico
- Category:Mountains of Mexico
- Geography of Mexico
- Physical geography
Notes
- ^ La Malinche (volcano) on the border of Puebla is the highest point of Tlaxcala.
- ^ La Malintzin is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- ^ a b Iztaccíhuatl is the northernmost and westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Mexico.
- ^ a b c d The summit of Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Puebla, Veracruz, and all of Mexico.
- ^ a b Volcán Tacaná on the international border with Guatemala is the highest point of Chiapas.
- ^ a b Popocatépetl on the border of Puebla is the highest point of both State of Mexico and Morelos.
- ^ a b Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Mexico and greater North America.
- ^ Cofre de Perote is the easternmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- ^ The summit of Guadalupe Island is the westernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Mexico.
- ^ The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of Sierra de San Pedro Mártir and the Baja California Peninsula.
- ^ Picacho del Diablo is the northernmost and westernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of Mexico.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Mohinora is the highest point of Chihuahua.
- ^ Cerro Mohinora is the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Durango.
- ^ Cerro Gordo is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- ^ Volcán de Colima on the border of Jalisco is the highest point of Colima and the westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of Jalisco.
- ^ Nevado de Colima is the northernmost and westernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of Mexico.
- ^ Nevado de Toluca is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
References
- ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ^ The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
- ^ This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ^ "Cerro las Capillas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "La Malinche (volcano)". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "La Malinche (volcano)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Iztaccíhuatl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Iztaccíhuatl". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Pico de Orizaba". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Pico de Orizaba". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Volcán Tacaná". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Volcán Tacaná". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Popocatépetl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Popocatépetl". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cofre de Perote". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cofre de Perote". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Guadalupe Island high point". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Picacho del Diablo". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Picacho del Diablo". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Mohinora". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Mohinora". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Gordo". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Gordo". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Colima". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Colima". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Nevado de Colima". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Nevado de Colima". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Nevado de Toluca". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Nevado de Toluca". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
External links
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
- Sistemas Nacionales Estadístico y de Información Geográfica (SNEIG)
- Bivouac.com
- Peakbagger.com
- Peaklist.org
- Peakware.com
- Summitpost.org
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- Popocatépetl
- Iztaccíhuatl
- Nevado de Toluca
- Sierra Negra
- Malinche
- Nevado de Colima
- Cofre de Perote
- Mount Tlaloc
- Volcán Tacaná
- Ajusco
- Volcán Tancítaro
- Volcán de Colima
- Cerro San Rafael
- Cerro Potosí
- Cerro el Nacimiento
- Cerro Teotepec
- Picacho San Onofre
- Cerro El Jabalín
- Peñón del Rosario
- Cerro Zempoaltépetl
- Cerro El Zamorano
- Cerro la Muralla
- Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Mohinora
- El Pinal
- Cerro El Refugio
- Cerro Grande
- El Centinela
- Picacho del Diablo
- Sierra la Madera
- Sierra Fría
19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)