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This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Mexico.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.
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 (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence. There are 28 ultra-prominent summits in Mexico.
The following tables are under active development. Please suggest changes and additions on the discussion page.
The following sortable table lists the 30 highest mountain peaks of Mexico with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. Three major summits exceed 5000 meters (16,404.2 feet) of elevation, 8 exceed 4000 meters (13,123.4 feet), and 25 exceed 3000 meters (9842.5 feet).
Of these 30 highest major summits, 4 are located in Puebla, 4 in Oaxaca, 4 in Coahuila, 3 in México, 3 in Jalisco, 3 in Nuevo León, 2 in Chiapas, 2 in Michoacán, 2 in Querétaro, and one each in Distrito Federal, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Durango, Baja California, and Aguascalientes.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Volcán Citlaltépetl[1][2] (Pico de Orizaba) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 ft |
5636 m16,148 ft |
4922 m1,672 mi |
2,690 km|
2 | Volcán Popocatépetl[3][4] | México Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,749 ft |
5410 m9,974 ft |
3040 m89 mi |
143 km|
3 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl[5] | México Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,159 ft |
5230 m5,118 ft |
1560 m11 mi |
17 km|
4 | Nevado de Toluca[6] (Volcán Xinantécatl) |
México | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,387 ft |
4690 m7,300 ft |
2225 m74 mi |
118 km|
5 | Volcán Matlalcuéyetl[7][8] (La Malinche) |
Puebla Tlaxcala |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,534 ft |
4430 m6,365 ft |
1940 m39 mi |
64 km|
6 | Nevado de Colima[9][10] | Jalisco | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,009 ft |
4270 m8,924 ft |
2720 m253 mi |
407 km|
7 | Volcán Cofre de Perote[11] | Veracruz | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 13,780 ft |
4200 m4,331 ft |
1320 m32 mi |
51 km|
8 | Volcán Tacaná[12][13] | Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 13,343 ft |
4067 m7,457 ft |
2273 m15 mi |
24 km|
9 | Cerro Ajusco[14][15] | Distrito Federal | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,894 ft |
3930 m>1,640 ft |
>500 m34 mi |
55 km|
10 | Volcán Tancítaro[16][17] | Michoacán | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 ft |
3840 m5,463 ft |
1665 m86 mi |
138 km|
11 | Cerro Nube[18][19] (Quie Yelaag) |
Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 ft |
3750 m6,988 ft |
2130 m205 mi |
329 km|
12 | Cerro El Potosí[20] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,205 ft |
3720 m6,152 ft |
1875 m354 mi |
570 km|
13 | Cerro El Nacimiento[21] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,172 ft |
3710 m7,021 ft |
2140 m1.0 mi |
1.6 km|
14 | Cerro San Rafael[22][23] | Coahuila | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,172 ft |
3710 m4,560 ft |
1390 m39 mi |
64 km|
15 | Cerro El Morro[24][25] | Coahuila Nuevo León |
Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,156 ft |
3705 m3,281 ft |
1000 m16 mi |
26 km|
16 | Cerro Tiotepec[26][27] | Guerrero | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,647 ft |
3550 m7,152 ft |
2180 m115 mi |
185 km|
17 | Picacho San Onofre[28] (Sierra Peña Nevada) |
Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 ft |
3540 m5,381 ft |
1640 m78 mi |
125 km|
18 | Cerro Zempoaltepetl[29] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,220 ft |
3420 m5,184 ft |
1580 m67 mi |
107 km|
19 | Cerro El Zamorano[30][31] | Guanajuato Querétaro |
Mexican Plateau | 11,024 ft |
3360 m4,724 ft |
1440 m65 mi |
105 km|
20 | Cerro del Águila[32] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,024 ft |
3360 m4,659 ft |
1420 m111 mi |
179 km|
21 | Cerro Gordo[33][34] | Durango | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,991 ft |
3350 m4,495 ft |
1370 m262 mi |
421 km|
22 | Cerro El Centinela[35] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 10,236 ft |
3120 m5,381 ft |
1640 m116 mi |
187 km|
23 | Picacho del Diablo[36][37] | Baja California | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir | 10,203 ft |
3110 m7,021 ft |
2140 m208 mi |
334 km|
24 | Sierra Fría[38][39] | Aguascalientes | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,007 ft |
3050 m>1,640 ft |
>500 m148 mi |
238 km|
25 | Sierra La Madera[40] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 9,941 ft |
3030 m6,250 ft |
1905 m141 mi |
227 km|
26 | Volcán de Tequila[41] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 9,613 ft |
2930 m5,020 ft |
1530 m39 mi |
63 km|
27 | Cerro La Joya[42] | Querétaro | Sierra Madre Oriental | 9,580 ft |
2920 m6,135 ft |
1870 m41 mi |
66 km|
28 | Cerro Tzontehuitz[43] | Chiapas | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 9,514 ft |
2900 m4,462 ft |
1360 m102 mi |
164 km|
29 | Cerro Las Conchas[44] | Michoacán | Michoacán | 9,482 ft |
2890 m6,430 ft |
1960 m65 mi |
105 km|
30 | Cerro Las Capillas[45] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 9,482 ft |
2890 m5,217 ft |
1590 m35 mi |
56 km
The following sortable table lists the 30 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of Mexico. Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) exceeds 4000 meters (13,123.4 feet) of topographic prominence, Volcán Popocatépetl exceeds 3000 meters (9842.5 feet), 9 major summits exceed 2000 meters (6561.7 feet), and 28 major peaks qualify as ultra-prominent summits with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet).
Of these 30 most prominent summits, 6 are located in Oaxaca, 4 in Puebla, 4 in Nuevo León, 3 in México, 3 in Jalisco, 2 in Michoacán, 2 in Baja California Sur, 2 in Coahuila, 2 in Querétaro, and one each in Morelos, Chiapas, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, and Guanajuato.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Volcán Citlaltépetl[1][2] (Pico de Orizaba) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 ft |
5636 m16,148 ft |
4922 m1,672 mi |
2,690 km|
2 | Volcán Popocatépetl[3][4] | México Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,749 ft |
5410 m9,974 ft |
3040 m89 mi |
143 km|
3 | Nevado de Colima[9][10] | Jalisco | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,009 ft |
4270 m8,924 ft |
2720 m253 mi |
407 km|
4 | Volcán Tacaná[12][13] | Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 13,343 ft |
4067 m7,457 ft |
2273 m15 mi |
24 km|
5 | Nevado de Toluca[6] (Volcán Xinantécatl) |
México | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,387 ft |
4690 m7,300 ft |
2225 m74 mi |
118 km|
6 | Cerro Tiotepec[26][27] | Guerrero | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,647 ft |
3550 m7,152 ft |
2180 m115 mi |
185 km|
7 | Cerro El Nacimiento[21] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,172 ft |
3710 m7,021 ft |
2140 m1.0 mi |
1.6 km|
8 | Picacho del Diablo[36][37] | Baja California | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir | 10,203 ft |
3110 m7,021 ft |
2140 m208 mi |
334 km|
9 | Cerro Nube[18][19] (Quie Yelaag) |
Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 ft |
3750 m6,988 ft |
2130 m205 mi |
329 km|
10 | Cerro Las Conchas[44] | Michoacán | Michoacán | 9,482 ft |
2890 m6,430 ft |
1960 m65 mi |
105 km|
11 | Volcán Matlalcuéyetl[7][8] (La Malinche) |
Puebla Tlaxcala |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,534 ft |
4430 m6,365 ft |
1940 m39 mi |
64 km|
12 | Sierra La Laguna High Point[46][47] | Baja California Sur | Sierra La Laguna | 6,857 ft |
2090 m6,299 ft |
1920 m213 mi |
342 km|
13 | Sierra La Madera[40] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 9,941 ft |
3030 m6,250 ft |
1905 m141 mi |
227 km|
14 | Cerro Tia Chena[48] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 8,629 ft |
2630 m6,184 ft |
1885 m34 mi |
55 km|
15 | Cerro El Potosí[20] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,205 ft |
3720 m6,152 ft |
1875 m354 mi |
570 km|
16 | Cerro La Joya[42] | Querétaro | Sierra Madre Oriental | 9,580 ft |
2920 m6,135 ft |
1870 m41 mi |
66 km|
17 | Volcán Tancítaro[16][17] | Michoacán | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 ft |
3840 m5,463 ft |
1665 m86 mi |
138 km|
18 | Picacho San Onofre[28] (Sierra Peña Nevada) |
Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 ft |
3540 m5,381 ft |
1640 m78 mi |
125 km|
19 | Cerro El Centinela[35] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 10,236 ft |
3120 m5,381 ft |
1640 m116 mi |
187 km|
20 | El Aguacate Oeste[49] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 9,252 ft |
2820 m5,381 ft |
1640 m36 mi |
57 km|
21 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes[50] | Baja California Sur | Tres Virgenes | 6,398 ft |
1950 m5,331 ft |
1625 m211 mi |
340 km|
22 | Sierra de Santa Martha[51] | Veracruz | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5,545 ft |
1690 m5,315 ft |
1620 m111 mi |
179 km|
23 | Cerro Las Capillas[45] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 9,482 ft |
2890 m5,217 ft |
1590 m35 mi |
56 km|
24 | Picachos El Fraile[52] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 7,841 ft |
2390 m5,217 ft |
1590 m16 mi |
26 km|
25 | Cerro Zempoaltepetl[29] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,220 ft |
3420 m5,184 ft |
1580 m67 mi |
107 km|
26 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl[5] | México Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,159 ft |
5230 m5,118 ft |
1560 m11 mi |
17 km|
27 | Volcán de Tequila[41] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 9,613 ft |
2930 m5,020 ft |
1530 m39 mi |
63 km|
28 | Sierra El Cerro Azul[53] | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 7,579 ft |
2310 m4,954 ft |
1510 m68 mi |
109 km|
29 | Cerro El Zamorano[30][31] | Guanajuato Querétaro |
Mexican Plateau | 11,024 ft |
3360 m4,724 ft |
1440 m65 mi |
105 km|
30 | Cerro del Águila[32] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,024 ft |
3360 m4,659 ft |
1420 m111 mi |
179 km
The following sortable table lists the 30 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of Mexico with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. All 30 of these peaks exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation.
Of these 30 most isolated major summits, 4 are located in Baja California, 4 in Oaxaca, 3 in Baja California Sur, 2 in Puebla, 2 in Nuevo León, 2 in Coahuila, 2 in Chiapas, 2 in México, 2 in Michoacán, and one each in Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Veracruz, Chihuahua, Sonora, Morelos, Guanajuato, and Querétaro.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Volcán Citlaltépetl[1][2] (Pico de Orizaba) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 ft |
5636 m16,148 ft |
4922 m1,672 mi |
2,690 km|
2 | Cerro El Potosí[20] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,205 ft |
3720 m6,152 ft |
1875 m354 mi |
570 km|
3 | Volcán Everman[54] | Colima | Isla Socorro | 3,445 ft |
1050 m3,445 ft |
1050 m311 mi |
501 km|
4 | Cerro Gordo[33][34] | Durango | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,991 ft |
3350 m4,495 ft |
1370 m262 mi |
421 km|
5 | Nevado de Colima[9][10] | Jalisco | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,009 ft |
4270 m8,924 ft |
2720 m253 mi |
407 km|
6 | Isla Guadalupe High Point[55] | Baja California | Isla Guadalupe | 4,298 ft |
1310 m4,298 ft |
1310 m214 mi |
344 km|
7 | Sierra La Laguna High Point[46][47] | Baja California Sur | Sierra La Laguna | 6,857 ft |
2090 m6,299 ft |
1920 m213 mi |
342 km|
8 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes[50] | Baja California Sur | Tres Virgenes | 6,398 ft |
1950 m5,331 ft |
1625 m211 mi |
340 km|
9 | Picacho del Diablo[36][37] | Baja California | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir | 10,203 ft |
3110 m7,021 ft |
2140 m208 mi |
334 km|
10 | Cerro Nube[18][19] (Quie Yelaag) |
Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 ft |
3750 m6,988 ft |
2130 m205 mi |
329 km|
11 | Sierra Fría[38][39] | Aguascalientes | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,007 ft |
3050 m>1,640 ft |
>500 m148 mi |
238 km|
12 | Sierra La Madera[40] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 9,941 ft |
3030 m6,250 ft |
1905 m141 mi |
227 km|
13 | Cerro El Centinela[35] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 10,236 ft |
3120 m5,381 ft |
1640 m116 mi |
187 km|
14 | Cerro Tiotepec[26][27] | Guerrero | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,647 ft |
3550 m7,152 ft |
2180 m115 mi |
185 km|
15 | Sierra de Santa Martha[51] | Veracruz | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5,545 ft |
1690 m5,315 ft |
1620 m111 mi |
179 km|
16 | Cerro del Águila[32] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,024 ft |
3360 m4,659 ft |
1420 m111 mi |
179 km|
17 | Isla Cedros High Point[56] | Baja California | Isla Cedros | 3,937 ft |
1200 m3,937 ft |
1200 m105 mi |
169 km|
18 | Cerro Tzontehuitz[43] | Chiapas | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 9,514 ft |
2900 m4,462 ft |
1360 m102 mi |
164 km|
19 | Cerro San José[57][58] | Chihuahua Sonora |
Mexican Plateau | 8,891 ft |
2710 m2,165 ft |
660 m95 mi |
152 km|
20 | Volcán Popocatépetl[3][4] | México Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,749 ft |
5410 m9,974 ft |
3040 m89 mi |
143 km|
21 | Volcán Tancítaro[16][17] | Michoacán | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 ft |
3840 m5,463 ft |
1665 m86 mi |
138 km|
22 | Cerro La Sandía[59] | Baja California | Baja California Peninsula | 5,938 ft |
1810 m4,593 ft |
1400 m83 mi |
133 km|
23 | Cerro Tres Picos[60] | Chiapas | Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 8,366 ft |
2550 m>1,640 ft |
>500 m81 mi |
130 km|
24 | Picacho San Onofre[28] (Sierra Peña Nevada) |
Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 ft |
3540 m5,381 ft |
1640 m78 mi |
125 km|
25 | Cerro La Giganta[61] | Baja California Sur | Sierra de la Giganta | 5,545 ft |
1690 m4,593 ft |
1400 m75 mi |
120 km|
26 | Nevado de Toluca[6] (Volcán Xinantécatl) |
México | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,387 ft |
4690 m7,300 ft |
2225 m74 mi |
118 km|
27 | Sierra El Cerro Azul[53] | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 7,579 ft |
2310 m4,954 ft |
1510 m68 mi |
109 km|
28 | Cerro Zempoaltepetl[29] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,220 ft |
3420 m5,184 ft |
1580 m67 mi |
107 km|
29 | Cerro El Zamorano[30][31] | Guanajuato Querétaro |
Mexican Plateau | 11,024 ft |
3360 m4,724 ft |
1440 m65 mi |
105 km|
30 | Cerro Las Conchas[44] | Michoacán | Michoacán | 9,482 ft |
2890 m6,430 ft |
1960 m65 mi |
105 km
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