List of ultras of Mexico
The following sortable table comprises the 26 ultra-prominent summits of México. Each of these peaks has at least 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) of topographic prominence.[1]
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.[2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]
Pico de Orizaba exceeds 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) of topographic prominence, Popocatépetl exceeds 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), and Nevado de Colima exceeds 2,500 meters (8,200 feet). Seven mountain peaks of México exceed 2,000 meters (6,600 feet), the following 26 ultra-prominent summits exceed 1,500 meters (4,920 feet), and 42 summits exceed 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) of topographic prominence.
Ultra-prominent summits
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Of these 26 ultra-prominent summits of Mexico, four are located in Puebla, four in Oaxaca, four in Nuevo León, three in México, three in Jalisco, two in Veracruz, two in Michoacán, two in Baja California Sur, two in Coahuila, and one each in Morelos, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, and Querétaro. Four of these peaks lie on a state border.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico de Orizaba[5][6][a] (Citlaltépetl) |  Puebla Veracruz | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 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) |
| 2 | Popocatépetl[7][8][b][c] |  México Morelos Puebla | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 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) |
| 3 | Nevado de Colima[9][10][d][e] |  Jalisco | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 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[11][12][f] (Volcán Xinantécatl) | México | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 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) |
| 5 | Cerro Teotepec[13][g] |  Guerrero | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3550 m 11,647 ft | 2180 m 7,152 ft | 185 km 114.9 mi | 17°28′06″N 100°08′11″W / 17.4682°N 100.1364°W / 17.4682; -100.1364 (Cerro Teotepec) |
| 6 | Cerro el Nacimiento[14][15][h] |  Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3710 m 12,172 ft | 2140 m 7,021 ft | 329 km 205 mi | 16°12′41″N 96°11′48″W / 16.2115°N 96.1967°W / 16.2115; -96.1967 (Cerro el Nacimiento) |
| 7 | Picacho del Diablo[16][17][i][j] |  Baja California | 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 | Sierra de Minas Viejas[18] |  Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 2710 m 8,891 ft | 1965 m 6,447 ft | 54.9 km 34.1 mi | 26°07′11″N 100°33′24″W / 26.1196°N 100.5568°W / 26.1196; -100.5568 (Cerro Tia Chena) |
| 9 | Cerro Las Conchas[19][20] |  Michoacán | Michoacán | 2890 m 9,482 ft | 1960 m 6,430 ft | 103.3 km 64.2 mi | 18°43′17″N 102°58′26″W / 18.7215°N 102.9740°W / 18.7215; -102.9740 (Cerro Las Conchas) |
| 10 | La Malinche (volcano)[21][22][k][l] (Matlalcueye) | Puebla Tlaxcala | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 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) |
| 11 | Sierra de la Laguna[23][24][m] |  Baja California Sur | Sierra de la Laguna | 2090 m 6,857 ft | 1920 m 6,299 ft | 343 km 213 mi | 23°32′21″N 109°57′15″W / 23.5392°N 109.9542°W / 23.5392; -109.9542 (Pico La Laguna) |
| 12 | Sierra la Madera[25] |  Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 3030 m 9,941 ft | 1905 m 6,250 ft | 226 km 140.7 mi | 27°02′04″N 102°23′32″W / 27.0345°N 102.3922°W / 27.0345; -102.3922 (Sierra la Madera) |
| 13 | Cerro la Joya[26] |  Querétaro | Sierra Madre Oriental | 2950 m 9,678 ft | 1900 m 6,234 ft | 66.1 km 41.1 mi | 21°25′51″N 99°07′57″W / 21.4309°N 99.1326°W / 21.4309; -99.1326 (Cerro la Joya) |
| 14 | Cerro El Potosí[27][28][n] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3720 m 12,205 ft | 1875 m 6,152 ft | 571 km 355 mi | 24°52′19″N 100°13′58″W / 24.8719°N 100.2327°W / 24.8719; -100.2327 (Cerro el Potosí) |
| 15 | Volcán Tancítaro[29][30][o] | Michoacán | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 3840 m 12,598 ft | 1665 m 5,463 ft | 136.3 km 84.7 mi | 19°25′00″N 102°19′11″W / 19.4166°N 102.3198°W / 19.4166; -102.3198 (Volcán Tancítaro) |
| 16 | Cerro El Centinela[31] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 3122 m 10,243 ft | 1657 m 5,436 ft | 186.9 km 116.1 mi | 25°08′09″N 103°13′49″W / 25.1359°N 103.2304°W / 25.1359; -103.2304 (Cerro El Centinela) |
| 17 | Picacho San Onofre[32] (Sierra Peña Nevada) | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3550 m 11,647 ft | 1650 m 5,413 ft | 125 km 77.6 mi | 23°48′03″N 99°50′47″W / 23.8007°N 99.8464°W / 23.8007; -99.8464 (Picacho San Onofre) |
| 18 | El Aguacate Oeste[33] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 2830 m 9,285 ft | 1650 m 5,413 ft | 57.3 km 35.6 mi | 16°34′52″N 95°48′13″W / 16.5812°N 95.8035°W / 16.5812; -95.8035 (El Aguacate Oeste) |
| 19 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes[34] | Baja California Sur | Tres Virgenes | 1951 m 6,401 ft | 1626 m 5,335 ft | 340 km 211 mi | 27°28′12″N 112°35′31″W / 27.4700°N 112.5919°W / 27.4700; -112.5919 (Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes) |
| 20 | Sierra de Santa Martha[35] | Veracruz | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 1690 m 5,545 ft | 1620 m 5,315 ft | 180.1 km 111.9 mi | 18°20′44″N 94°51′27″W / 18.3455°N 94.8576°W / 18.3455; -94.8576 (Sierra de Santa Martha) |
| 21 | Cerro las Capillas[36] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 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) |
| 22 | Cerro Zempoaltépetl[37] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre de Oaxaca | 3420 m 11,220 ft | 1580 m 5,184 ft | 103.2 km 64.1 mi | 17°07′57″N 96°00′45″W / 17.1324°N 96.0125°W / 17.1324; -96.0125 (Cerro Zempoaltépetl) |
| 23 | Iztaccíhuatl[38][39][p] | México Puebla | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 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) |
| 24 | Volcán de Tequila[40][41] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 2930 m 9,613 ft | 1530 m 5,020 ft | 63.4 km 39.4 mi | 20°47′14″N 103°50′48″W / 20.7872°N 103.8468°W / 20.7872; -103.8468 (Volcán de Tequila) |
| 25 | Cerro Atravesado[42] (Sierra el Cerro Azul) | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 2310 m 7,579 ft | 1510 m 4,954 ft | 109.6 km 68.1 mi | 16°45′55″N 94°27′05″W / 16.7652°N 94.4514°W / 16.7652; -94.4514 (Cerro Atravesado) |
| 26 | Sierra del Fraile[43] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 2310 m 7,579 ft | 1510 m 4,954 ft | 26.2 km 16.26 mi | 25°51′52″N 100°36′34″W / 25.8645°N 100.6095°W / 25.8645; -100.6095 (Picachos el Fraile) |
Gallery
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1. The summit of Pico de Orizaba, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest peak of Mexico. -
2. The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, México, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of México. -
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23. The summit of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and México, is the third highest peak of México.
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Notes
- ^ The summit of Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
- ^ Popocatépetl on the border of Puebla is the highest point of both Estado Libre y Soberano de México and Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
- ^ Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México and greater North America.
- ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
- ^ Nevado de Colima is the northernmost and westernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of México.
- ^ Nevado de Toluca is the westernmost summit of its elevation in México.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero.
- ^ The summit of Cerro el Nacimiento is the highest point of Sierra Madre del Sur and Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
- ^ 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 México.
- ^ La Malinche (volcano) on the border of Puebla is the highest point of Tlaxcala.
- ^ La Malinche is the northernmost summit of its elevation in México.
- ^ The summit of Sierra de la Laguna is the highest point of Sierra San Lazaro and Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur.
- ^ The summit of Cerro El Potosí is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tancítaro is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
- ^ Iztaccíhuatl is the northernmost and westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México.
References
- ^ This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (330 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,600 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) of topographic prominence.
- ^ 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, 7,642 kilometers (4,749 miles) away.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ^ "Pico de Orizaba". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Pico de Orizaba". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Popocatépetl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Popocatépetl". 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.
- ^ "Cerro Teotepec". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro el Nacimiento". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro el Nacimiento". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Picacho del Diablo". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Picacho del Diablo". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra de Minas Viejas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Las Conchas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Las Conchas". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "La Malinche (volcano)". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "La Malinche (volcano)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra de la Laguna". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra de la Laguna". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra la Madera". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro la Joya". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro El Potosí". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro El Potosí". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Tancítaro". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Tancítaro". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro El Centinela". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Picacho San Onofre". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "El Aguacate Oeste". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra de Santa Martha". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro las Capillas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Zempoaltépetl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Iztaccíhuatl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Iztaccíhuatl". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Tequila". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Volcán de Tequila". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cerro Atravesado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Sierra del Fraile". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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