List of ultras of Mexico Facts for Kids

Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a huge volcano on the border of Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest mountain in México.

Mexico is home to many amazing mountains, and some of the most special are called ultra-prominent summits. These are mountains that stand out a lot from the land around them. To be "ultra-prominent," a mountain must rise at least 1,500 meters (about 4,921 feet) above the lowest point connecting it to a higher peak.

Scientists measure mountains in a few ways:

Elevation: This is how high the mountain's top is above sea level. Think of it like how high an airplane flies!
Prominence: This shows how much a mountain rises above the land right around its base. It tells you how much of a "bump" it is compared to its surroundings.
Isolation: This measures how far a mountain is from any other peak that is just as tall or taller. It tells you how lonely a mountain is!

Mexico has 26 ultra-prominent summits. The tallest of these, Pico de Orizaba, rises over 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet) in prominence! Popocatépetl is next, with over 3,000 meters (about 9,842 feet) of prominence. Nevado de Colima has over 2,500 meters (about 8,202 feet) of prominence.

Mexico's Ultra-Prominent Mountains

These 26 amazing mountains are found across many states in Mexico. For example, four are in Puebla, four in Oaxaca, and four in Nuevo León. Other states like México, Jalisco, Veracruz, Michoacán, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Morelos, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, and Querétaro each have some of these impressive peaks. Some of these mountains even sit right on the border between two states!

The 26 Ultra-Prominent Summits of México
Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation (meters)	Prominence (meters)	Location
1	Pico de Orizaba	Puebla Veracruz	Cordillera Neovolcanica	5636	4922	19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)
2	Popocatépetl	México Morelos Puebla	Cordillera Neovolcanica	5410	3040	19°01′21″N 98°37′40″W / 19.0225°N 98.6278°W / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl)
3	Nevado de Colima	Jalisco	Cordillera Neovolcanica	4270	2720	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	México	Cordillera Neovolcanica	4690	2225	19°06′07″N 99°46′04″W / 19.1020°N 99.7677°W / 19.1020; -99.7677 (Nevado de Toluca)
5	Cerro Teotepec	Guerrero	Sierra Madre del Sur	3550	2180	17°28′06″N 100°08′11″W / 17.4682°N 100.1364°W / 17.4682; -100.1364 (Cerro Teotepec)
6	Cerro el Nacimiento	Oaxaca	Sierra Madre del Sur	3710	2140	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	Baja California	Sierra de San Pedro Mártir	3095	2125	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	Nuevo León	Sierra Madre Oriental	2710	1965	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	Michoacán	Michoacán	2890	1960	18°43′17″N 102°58′26″W / 18.7215°N 102.9740°W / 18.7215; -102.9740 (Cerro Las Conchas)
10	La Malinche	Puebla Tlaxcala	Cordillera Neovolcanica	4430	1920	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	Baja California Sur	Sierra de la Laguna	2090	1920	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	Coahuila	Mexican Plateau	3030	1905	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	Querétaro	Sierra Madre Oriental	2950	1900	21°25′51″N 99°07′57″W / 21.4309°N 99.1326°W / 21.4309; -99.1326 (Cerro la Joya)
14	Cerro Potosí	Nuevo León	Sierra Madre Oriental	3720	1875	24°52′19″N 100°13′58″W / 24.8719°N 100.2327°W / 24.8719; -100.2327 (Cerro el Potosí)
15	Volcán Tancítaro	Michoacán	Cordillera Neovolcanica	3840	1665	19°25′00″N 102°19′11″W / 19.4166°N 102.3198°W / 19.4166; -102.3198 (Volcán Tancítaro)
16	Cerro El Centinela	Coahuila	Mexican Plateau	3122	1657	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	Nuevo León	Sierra Madre Oriental	3550	1650	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	Oaxaca	Sierra Madre del Sur	2830	1650	16°34′52″N 95°48′13″W / 16.5812°N 95.8035°W / 16.5812; -95.8035 (El Aguacate Oeste)
19	Tres Virgenes	Baja California Sur	Tres Virgenes	1951	1626	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	Veracruz	Cordillera Neovolcanica	1690	1620	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	Jalisco	Jalisco	2890	1590	19°33′19″N 104°08′50″W / 19.5552°N 104.1472°W / 19.5552; -104.1472 (Cerro las Capillas)
22	Cerro Zempoaltépetl	Oaxaca	Sierra Madre de Oaxaca	3420	1580	17°07′57″N 96°00′45″W / 17.1324°N 96.0125°W / 17.1324; -96.0125 (Cerro Zempoaltépetl)
23	Iztaccihuatl	México Puebla	Cordillera Neovolcanica	5230	1560	19°10′49″N 98°38′29″W / 19.1802°N 98.6415°W / 19.1802; -98.6415 (Iztaccíhuatl)
24	Tequila Volcano	Jalisco	Jalisco	2930	1530	20°47′14″N 103°50′48″W / 20.7872°N 103.8468°W / 20.7872; -103.8468 (Volcán de Tequila)
25	Cerro Atravesado	Oaxaca	Oaxaca	2310	1510	16°45′55″N 94°27′05″W / 16.7652°N 94.4514°W / 16.7652; -94.4514 (Cerro Atravesado)
26	Sierra del Fraile	Nuevo León	Sierra Madre Oriental	2310	1510	25°51′52″N 100°36′34″W / 25.8645°N 100.6095°W / 25.8645; -100.6095 (Picachos el Fraile)

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1. The top of Pico de Orizaba, a huge volcano on the border between Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest peak in Mexico.
2. The top of Volcán Popocatépetl, a volcano where Puebla, México, and Morelos meet, is the second highest peak in Mexico.
3. Nevado de Colima is a volcano in Colima.
4. Nevado de Toluca is a volcano in México.
23. The top of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, a volcano on the border between Puebla and México, is the third highest peak in Mexico.

List of ultras of Mexico facts for kids

Mexico's Ultra-Prominent Mountains

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