List of mountains in Mexico
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![The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a stratovolcano on the boundary between the Puebla and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is the highest peak of Mexico.](../../../../images/shared/thumb/f/f4/Pico_Orizaba1.jpg/360px-Pico_Orizaba1.jpg)
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This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Mexico. This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit.
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[edit] Highest peaks
![The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, Estado de México, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of México.](../../../../images/shared/thumb/a/a5/Mexico-Popocatepetl.jpg/301px-Mexico-Popocatepetl.jpg)
The following sortable table lists the 25 highest major mountain peaks of Mexico. Each of the following peaks has a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. A total of five of these highest peaks are located in Oaxaca, four in Puebla, three in Estado de México, three in Coahuila de Zaragoza, two in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, two in Nuevo León, three in Querétaro Arteaga, and one each in Morelos, Tlaxcala, Jalisco, Chiapas, Michoacán de Ocampo, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Durango, and Baja California.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[1] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 feet |
5636 m16,148 feet |
4922 m1669.6 miles |
2687.0 km|
2 | Volcán Popocatépetl[2] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,802 feet |
5426 m9,974 feet |
3040 m88.9 miles |
143.1 km|
3 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,126 feet |
5220 m5,118 feet |
1560 m10.8 miles |
17.4 km|
4 | Nevado de Toluca | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,354 feet |
4680 m7,300 feet |
2225 m73.1 miles |
117.6 km|
5 | Sierra Negra | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,026 feet |
4580 m1,640 feet |
500 m2.7 miles |
4.4 km|
6 | Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[3] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,639 feet |
4462 m6,365 feet |
1940 m39.5 miles |
63.5 km|
7 | Nevado de Colima[4] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,206 feet |
4330 m8,924 feet |
2720 m253.1 miles |
407.3 km|
8 | Cerro Cofre de Perote | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 13,780 feet |
4200 m4,331 feet |
1320 m29.0 miles |
46.6 km|
9 | Volcán Tacaná[5] | Chiapas and Guatemala | 13,425 feet |
4092 m7,457 feet |
2273 m15.4 miles |
24.7 km|
10 | Cerro Tancítaro[6] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 feet |
3840 m5,463 feet |
1665 m85.7 miles |
137.9 km|
11 | Cerro Nube Flan[7] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 feet |
3750 m6,988 feet |
2130 m205.3 miles |
330.4 km|
12 | Cerro San Rafael[8] PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m6,086 feet |
1855 m390.0 miles |
627.6 km|
13 | Cerro el Potosí | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m4,528 feet |
1380 m354.4 miles |
570.4 km|
14 | Cerro el Nacimiento PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,139 feet |
3700 m7,021 feet |
2140 m0.8 miles |
1.4 km|
15 | Cerro Teotepec[9] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,614 feet |
3540 m7,152 feet |
2180 m115.8 miles |
186.3 km|
16 | Cerro Peña Nevada PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 feet |
3540 m5,381 feet |
1640 m78.3 miles |
126.0 km|
17 | Cerro el Jabalín PB | Mexican Plateau | 11,286 feet |
3440 m4,396 feet |
1340 m53.5 miles |
86.2 km|
18 | Cerro Zempoaltépetl PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,155 feet |
3400 m5,184 feet |
1580 m66.6 miles |
107.2 km|
19 | Cerro el Zamorano[10] PB | Mexican Plateau | 11,024 feet |
3360 m4,724 feet |
1440 m65.1 miles |
104.8 km|
20 | Cerro del Aguila | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,024 feet |
3360 m4,659 feet |
1420 m69.0 miles |
111.1 km|
21 | Cerro Yatin PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,024 feet |
3360 m4,659 feet |
1420 m28.7 miles |
46.2 km|
22 | Cerro Gordo[11] PB | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,958 feet |
3340 m4,462 feet |
1360 m261.5 miles |
420.9 km|
23 | Cerro el Espolon PB | Mexican Plateau | 10,696 feet |
3260 m4,265 feet |
1300 m43.3 miles |
69.7 km|
24 | Picacho del Diablo[12] | Sierra San Pedro Mártir | 10,171 feet |
3100 m7,021 feet |
2140 m207.9 miles |
334.6 km|
25 | Sierra la Madera High Point PB | Mexican Plateau | 9,908 feet |
3020 m6,250 feet |
1905 m140.9 miles |
226.8 km
[edit] Most prominent peaks
The following sortable table lists the 25 most topographically prominent major mountain peaks of Mexico. Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 4 of these most prominent peaks are located in Oaxaca, 3 in the Puebla, 3 in Estado de México, 3 in Nuevo León, 2 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, 2 in Jalisco, 2 in Michoacán de Ocampo, 2 in Baja California Sur, 2 in Coahuila de Zaragoza, and 1 each in Morelos, Chiapas, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, and Querétaro Arteaga.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[1] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 feet |
5636 m16,148 feet |
4922 m1669.6 miles |
2687.0 km|
2 | Volcán Popocatépetl[13] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,802 feet |
5426 m9,974 feet |
3040 m88.9 miles |
143.1 km|
3 | Nevado de Colima[4] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,206 feet |
4330 m8,924 feet |
2720 m253.1 miles |
407.3 km|
4 | Volcán Tacaná[14] | Chiapas and Guatemala | 13,425 feet |
4092 m7,457 feet |
2273 m15.4 miles |
24.7 km|
5 | Nevado de Toluca | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,354 feet |
4680 m7,300 feet |
2225 m73.1 miles |
117.6 km|
6 | Cerro Teotepec[9] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,614 feet |
3540 m7,152 feet |
2180 m115.8 miles |
186.3 km|
7 | Cerro el Nacimiento PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,139 feet |
3700 m7,021 feet |
2140 m0.8 miles |
1.4 km|
8 | Picacho del Diablo[12] | Sierra San Pedro Mártir | 10,171 feet |
3100 m7,021 feet |
2140 m207.9 miles |
334.6 km|
9 | Cerro Nube Flan[7] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 feet |
3750 m6,988 feet |
2130 m205.3 miles |
330.4 km|
10 | Cerro las Conchas PB | Mexican West Coast Ranges PB | 9,449 feet |
2880 m6,430 feet |
1960 m65.0 miles |
104.5 km|
11 | Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[15] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,639 feet |
4462 m6,365 feet |
1940 m39.5 miles |
63.5 km|
12 | Sierra la Laguna High Point PB | Baja California Sur | 6,824 feet |
2080 m6,299 feet |
1920 m212.6 miles |
342.1 km|
13 | Sierra la Madera High Point PB | Mexican Plateau | 9,908 feet |
3020 m6,250 feet |
1905 m140.9 miles |
226.8 km|
14 | Cerro Tia Chena PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 8,596 feet |
2620 m6,184 feet |
1885 m52.2 miles |
84.1 km|
15 | Cerro la Joya PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 9,580 feet |
2920 m6,135 feet |
1870 m40.8 miles |
65.6 km|
16 | Cerro San Rafael[8] PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m6,086 feet |
1855 m390.0 miles |
627.6 km|
17 | Cerro Tancítaro[16] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 feet |
3840 m5,463 feet |
1665 m85.7 miles |
137.9 km|
18 | Cerro Peña Nevada PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 feet |
3540 m5,381 feet |
1640 m78.3 miles |
126.0 km|
19 | El Aguacate PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 9,252 feet |
2820 m5,381 feet |
1640 m35.6 miles |
57.3 km|
20 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB | Baja California Sur | 6,365 feet |
1940 m5,315 feet |
1620 m284.1 miles |
457.3 km|
21 | Sierra de Santa Martha PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5,512 feet |
1680 m5,315 feet |
1620 m111.4 miles |
179.3 km|
22 | Cerro las Capillas PB | Mexican West Coast Ranges PB | 9,449 feet |
2880 m5,217 feet |
1590 m33.9 miles |
54.6 km|
23 | Picachos el Fraile PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 7,808 feet |
2380 m5,217 feet |
1590 m18.1 miles |
29.1 km|
24 | Cerro Zempoaltépetl PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,155 feet |
3400 m5,184 feet |
1580 m66.6 miles |
107.2 km|
25 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,126 feet |
5220 m5,118 feet |
1560 m10.8 miles |
17.4 km
[edit] Most isolated peaks
The following sortable table lists the 25 most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of México with a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. A total of 4 of these most isolated peaks are located in Oaxaca, 3 in Baja California Sur, 3 in Baja California, 2 in the Puebla, 2 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, 2 in Coahuila de Zaragoza, 2 in Nuevo León, 2 in Estado de México, 2 in Michoacán de Ocampo, and 1 each in Durango, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas, Morelos, Guanajuato, and Querétaro Arteaga.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[1] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 feet |
5636 m16,148 feet |
4922 m1669.6 miles |
2687.0 km|
2 | Cerro San Rafael[8] PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m6,086 feet |
1855 m390.0 miles |
627.6 km|
3 | Cerro el Potosí | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m4,528 feet |
1380 m354.4 miles |
570.4 km|
4 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB | Baja California Sur | 6,365 feet |
1940 m5,315 feet |
1620 m284.1 miles |
457.3 km|
5 | Cerro Gordo[11] PB | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,958 feet |
3340 m4,462 feet |
1360 m261.5 miles |
420.9 km|
6 | Nevado de Colima[4] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,206 feet |
4330 m8,924 feet |
2720 m253.1 miles |
407.3 km|
7 | Isla Guadalupe High Point PB | Isla Guadalupe | 4,265 feet |
1300 m4,265 feet |
1300 m213.8 miles |
344.1 km|
8 | Sierra la Laguna High Point PB | Baja California Sur | 6,824 feet |
2080 m6,299 feet |
1920 m212.6 miles |
342.1 km|
9 | Picacho del Diablo[12] | Sierra San Pedro Mártir | 10,171 feet |
3100 m7,021 feet |
2140 m207.9 miles |
334.6 km|
10 | Cerro Nube Flan[7] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 feet |
3750 m6,988 feet |
2130 m205.3 miles |
330.4 km|
11 | Sierra la Madera High Point PB | Mexican Plateau | 9,908 feet |
3020 m6,250 feet |
1905 m140.9 miles |
226.8 km|
12 | Cerro Teotepec[9] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,614 feet |
3540 m7,152 feet |
2180 m115.8 miles |
186.3 km|
13 | Cerro Giganta PB | Baja California Sur | 5,512 feet |
1680 m4,528 feet |
1380 m112.5 miles |
181.1 km|
14 | Sierra de Santa Martha PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5,512 feet |
1680 m5,315 feet |
1620 m111.4 miles |
179.3 km|
15 | Cerro Zontehuitz PB | Chiapas | 9,514 feet |
2900 m4,462 feet |
1360 m101.7 miles |
163.7 km|
16 | Volcán Popocatépetl[17] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,802 feet |
5426 m9,974 feet |
3040 m88.9 miles |
143.1 km|
17 | Cerro Tancítaro[18] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 feet |
3840 m5,463 feet |
1665 m85.7 miles |
137.9 km|
18 | Cerro la Sandía PB | Baja California | 5,906 feet |
1800 m4,528 feet |
1380 m82.4 miles |
132.7 km|
19 | Cerro Peña Nevada PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 feet |
3540 m5,381 feet |
1640 m78.3 miles |
126.0 km|
20 | Nevado de Toluca | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,354 feet |
4680 m7,300 feet |
2225 m73.1 miles |
117.6 km|
21 | Cerro del Aguila | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,024 feet |
3360 m4,659 feet |
1420 m69.0 miles |
111.1 km|
22 | Sierra el Cerro Azul PB | Oaxaca | 7,546 feet |
2300 m4,954 feet |
1510 m67.6 miles |
108.9 km|
23 | Cerro Zempoaltépetl PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,155 feet |
3400 m5,184 feet |
1580 m66.6 miles |
107.2 km|
24 | Cerro el Zamorano[10] PB | Mexican Plateau | 11,024 feet |
3360 m4,724 feet |
1440 m65.1 miles |
104.8 km|
25 | Cerro las Conchas PB | Mexican West Coast Ranges PB | 9,449 feet |
2880 m6,430 feet |
1960 m65.0 miles |
104.5 km
[edit] See also
- 4 km peaks of North America
- Geography of Mexico
- Geography of North America
- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- physical geography
- summit (topography)
- topographic elevation
- topographic isolation
- topographic prominence
- topography
- United Mexican States
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
- ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
- ^ a b c The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
- ^ a b c The summit of Cerro Nube Flan is the highest point of the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
- ^ a b c The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila.
- ^ a b c The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero.
- ^ a b The summit of Cerro el Zamorano is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro Arteaga.
- ^ a b The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango.
- ^ a b c The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
- ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.