List of ultras of Mexico facts for kids
- Further information: List of mountain peaks 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.
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.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.
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.
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Ultra-prominent summits
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 |
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| 1 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) |
 Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5636 m 18,491 ft |
4922 m 16,148 ft |
2,690 km 1,672 mi |
19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W |
| 2 | Popocatépetl |  México Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5410 m 17,749 ft |
3040 m 9,974 ft |
143.0 km 88.8 mi |
19°01′21″N 98°37′40″W / 19.0225°N 98.6278°W |
| 3 | Nevado de Colima |  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 |
| 4 | Nevado de Toluca (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 |
| 5 | Cerro Teotepec |  Guerrero |
Sierra Madre del Sur | 3550 m 11,647 ft |
2180 m 7,152 ft |
185.0 km 114.9 mi |
17°28′06″N 100°08′11″W / 17.4682°N 100.1364°W |
| 6 | Cerro el Nacimiento |  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 |
| 7 | Picacho del Diablo |  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 |
| 8 | Sierra de Minas Viejas |  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 |
| 9 | Cerro Las Conchas |  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 |
| 10 | La Malinche (volcano) (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 |
| 11 | Sierra de la Laguna |  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 |
| 12 | Sierra la Madera |  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 |
| 13 | Cerro la Joya |  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 |
| 14 | Cerro El Potosí | 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 |
| 15 | Volcán Tancítaro | 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 |
| 16 | Cerro El Centinela | 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 |
| 17 | Picacho San Onofre (Sierra Peña Nevada) |
Nuevo León |
Sierra Madre Oriental | 3550 m 11,647 ft |
1650 m 5,413 ft |
125.0 km 77.6 mi |
23°48′03″N 99°50′47″W / 23.8007°N 99.8464°W |
| 18 | El Aguacate Oeste | 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 |
| 19 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes | 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 |
| 20 | Sierra de Santa Martha | 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 |
| 21 | Cerro las Capillas | 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 |
| 22 | Cerro Zempoaltépetl | 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 |
| 23 | Iztaccíhuatl | 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 |
| 24 | Volcán de Tequila | 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 |
| 25 | Cerro Atravesado (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 |
| 26 | Sierra del Fraile | 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 |
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.
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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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3. Nevado de Colima is a stratovolcano in Colima.
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4. Nevado de Toluca is a stratovolcano in 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.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Ultraprominentes de México para niños
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of México
- List of extreme summits of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
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- Geography of Mexico
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