List of Ultras of Mexico

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Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba), a stratovolcano on the boundary between the states of Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest mountain peak of Mexico.

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Main article: List of mountain peaks of Mexico

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See also: Ultra prominent peak and List of Ultras of North America

The following sortable table lists the 27 ultra-prominent 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. The following 27 peaks are the ultra-prominent summits of Mexico.

Of these 27 ultra-prominent summits, 5 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, and one each in Morelos, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, Querétaro, and Veracruz.

Table

The 27 ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Mexico
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Volcán Citlaltépetl[1][2]
(Pico de Orizaba)		  Puebla
 Veracruz		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636 m
18,491 ft		 4922 m
16,148 ft		 2,690 km
1,672 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
2 Volcán Popocatépetl[3][4]  México
 Morelos
 Puebla		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 5410 m
17,749 ft		 3040 m
9,974 ft		 143.0 km
88.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
3 Nevado de Colima[5][6]  Jalisco Cordillera Neovolcanica 4270 m
14,009 ft		 2720 m
8,924 ft		 407 km
253 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
4 Nevado de Toluca[7]
(Volcán Xinantécatl)		  México Cordillera Neovolcanica 4690 m
15,387 ft		 2225 m
7,300 ft		 118.4 km
73.6 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
5 Cerro Tiotepec[8][9]  Guerrero Sierra Madre del Sur 3550 m
11,647 ft		 2180 m
7,152 ft		 185.0 km
115.0 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
6 Cerro El Nacimiento[10]  Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur 3710 m
12,172 ft		 2140 m
7,021 ft		 1.58 km
0.98 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
7 Picacho del Diablo[11][12]  Baja California Sierra de San Pedro Mártir 3110 m
10,203 ft		 2140 m
7,021 ft		 334 km
208 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
8 Cerro Nube[13][14]
(Quie Yelaag)		  Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur 3750 m
12,303 ft		 2130 m
6,988 ft		 329 km
205 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
9 Cerro Las Conchas[15]  Michoacán Michoacán 2890 m
9,482 ft		 1960 m
6,430 ft		 104.5 km
65.0 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
10 Volcán Matlalcuéyetl[16][17]
(La Malinche)		  Puebla
 Tlaxcala		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 4430 m
14,534 ft		 1940 m
6,365 ft		 63.5 km
39.5 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
11 Sierra La Laguna High Point[18][19]  Baja California Sur Sierra La Laguna 2090 m
6,857 ft		 1920 m
6,299 ft		 342 km
213 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
12 Sierra La Madera[20]  Coahuila Mexican Plateau 3030 m
9,941 ft		 1905 m
6,250 ft		 227 km
140.9 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
13 Cerro Tia Chena[21]  Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental 2630 m
8,629 ft		 1885 m
6,184 ft		 55.0 km
34.2 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
14 Cerro El Potosí[22]  Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental 3720 m
12,205 ft		 1875 m
6,152 ft		 570 km
354 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
15 Cerro La Joya[23]  Querétaro Sierra Madre Oriental 2920 m
9,580 ft		 1870 m
6,135 ft		 65.6 km
40.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
16 Volcán Tancítaro[24][25]  Michoacán Cordillera Neovolcanica 3840 m
12,598 ft		 1665 m
5,463 ft		 137.9 km
85.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
17 Picacho San Onofre[26]
(Sierra Peña Nevada)		  Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental 3540 m
11,614 ft		 1640 m
5,381 ft		 125.0 km
77.6 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
18 Cerro El Centinela[27]  Coahuila Mexican Plateau 3120 m
10,236 ft		 1640 m
5,381 ft		 186.6 km
115.9 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
19 El Aguacate Oeste[28]  Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur 2820 m
9,252 ft		 1640 m
5,381 ft		 57.4 km
35.6 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
20 Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes[29]  Baja California Sur Tres Virgenes 1950 m
6,398 ft		 1625 m
5,331 ft		 340 km
211 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
21 Sierra de Santa Martha[30]  Veracruz Cordillera Neovolcanica 1690 m
5,545 ft		 1620 m
5,315 ft		 179.3 km
111.4 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
22 Cerro Las Capillas[31]  Jalisco Jalisco 2890 m
9,482 ft		 1590 m
5,217 ft		 56.0 km
34.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
23 Picachos El Fraile[32]  Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental 2390 m
7,841 ft		 1590 m
5,217 ft		 26.3 km
16.37 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
24 Cerro Zempoaltepetl[33]  Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur 3420 m
11,220 ft		 1580 m
5,184 ft		 107.5 km
66.8 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
25 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl[34]  México
 Puebla		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 5230 m
17,159 ft		 1560 m
5,118 ft		 17.41 km
10.82 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
26 Volcán de Tequila[35]  Jalisco Jalisco 2930 m
9,613 ft		 1530 m
5,020 ft		 63.4 km
39.4 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
27 Sierra El Cerro Azul[36]  Oaxaca Oaxaca 2310 m
7,579 ft		 1510 m
4,954 ft		 108.9 km
67.6 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ Volcán Citlaltépetl 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
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both Estado Libre y Soberano de México and Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Nevado de Colima is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Cerro Tiotepec is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Cerro Nube is the highest point of the Sierra Madre del Sur and Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Volcán Matlalcuéyetl on the border of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Sierra La Laguna High Point is the highest point in Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Volcán Tancítaro is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  35. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  36. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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