List of mountains in Mexico

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The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a stratovolcano on the boundary between the Puebla and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is the highest peak of Mexico.
The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a stratovolcano on the boundary between the Puebla and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is the highest peak of Mexico.
Main article: Geography of Mexico
See also: Mexico and Mountain peaks of North America

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Mexico. This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit.

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[edit] Highest peaks

The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, Estado de México, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of México.
The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, Estado de México, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of México.

The following sortable table lists the 25 highest major mountain peaks of Mexico. Each of the following peaks has a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. A total of five of these highest peaks are located in Oaxaca, four in Puebla, three in Estado de México, three in Coahuila de Zaragoza, two in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, two in Nuevo León, three in Querétaro Arteaga, and one each in Morelos, Tlaxcala, Jalisco, Chiapas, Michoacán de Ocampo, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Durango, and Baja California.

The 25 Highest Major Mountain Peaks of Mexico
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[1] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
2 Volcán Popocatépetl[2] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
3 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl MEX1000       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5220.000 = 5220 m
17,126 feet		 1560.000 = 1560 m
5,118 feet		 00017.41 = 17.4 km
10.8 miles
4 Nevado de Toluca MEX0689    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4680.000 = 4680 m
15,354 feet		 2225.000 = 2225 m
7,300 feet		 00117.58 = 117.6 km
73.1 miles
5 Sierra Negra PUE0872    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4580.000 = 4580 m
15,026 feet		 0500.000 = 500 m
1,640 feet		 00004.35 = 4.4 km
2.7 miles
6 Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[3] PUETLA0406       Cordillera Neovolcanica 4462.000 = 4462 m
14,639 feet		 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 00063.50 = 63.5 km
39.5 miles
7 Nevado de Colima[4] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
8 Cerro Cofre de Perote VER0108    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4200.000 = 4200 m
13,780 feet		 1320.000 = 1320 m
4,331 feet		 00046.63 = 46.6 km
29.0 miles
9 Volcán Tacaná[5] CHPSMA1006       Chiapas and Guatemala 4092.000 = 4092 m
13,425 feet		 2273.000 = 2273 m
7,457 feet		 00024.74 = 24.7 km
15.4 miles
10 Cerro Tancítaro[6] PB MIC0131    Cordillera Neovolcanica 3840.000 = 3840 m
12,598 feet		 1665.000 = 1665 m
5,463 feet		 00137.90 = 137.9 km
85.7 miles
11 Cerro Nube Flan[7] PB OAX0127    Sierra Madre del Sur 3750.000 = 3750 m
12,303 feet		 2130.000 = 2130 m
6,988 feet		 00330.36 = 330.4 km
205.3 miles
12 Cerro San Rafael[8] PB COA0129    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1855.000 = 1855 m
6,086 feet		 00627.58 = 627.6 km
390.0 miles
13 Cerro el Potosí NLE0117    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1380.000 = 1380 m
4,528 feet		 00570.41 = 570.4 km
354.4 miles
14 Cerro el Nacimiento PB OAX0114    Sierra Madre del Sur 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 2140.000 = 2140 m
7,021 feet		 00001.36 = 1.4 km
0.8 miles
15 Cerro Teotepec[9] PB GRO0132    Sierra Madre del Sur 3540.000 = 3540 m
11,614 feet		 2180.000 = 2180 m
7,152 feet		 00186.34 = 186.3 km
115.8 miles
16 Cerro Peña Nevada PB NLE0128    Sierra Madre Oriental 3540.000 = 3540 m
11,614 feet		 1640.000 = 1640 m
5,381 feet		 00125.98 = 126.0 km
78.3 miles
17 Cerro el Jabalín PB COA0113    Mexican Plateau 3440.000 = 3440 m
11,286 feet		 1340.000 = 1340 m
4,396 feet		 00086.17 = 86.2 km
53.5 miles
18 Cerro Zempoaltépetl PB OAX0137    Sierra Madre del Sur 3400.000 = 3400 m
11,155 feet		 1580.000 = 1580 m
5,184 feet		 00107.18 = 107.2 km
66.6 miles
19 Cerro el Zamorano[10] PB GUAQUE0118       Mexican Plateau 3360.000 = 3360 m
11,024 feet		 1440.000 = 1440 m
4,724 feet		 00104.83 = 104.8 km
65.1 miles
20 Cerro del Aguila OAX0109    Sierra Madre del Sur 3360.000 = 3360 m
11,024 feet		 1420.000 = 1420 m
4,659 feet		 00111.12 = 111.1 km
69.0 miles
21 Cerro Yatin PB OAX0136    Sierra Madre del Sur 3360.000 = 3360 m
11,024 feet		 1420.000 = 1420 m
4,659 feet		 00046.20 = 46.2 km
28.7 miles
22 Cerro Gordo[11] PB DUR0120    Sierra Madre Occidental 3340.000 = 3340 m
10,958 feet		 1360.000 = 1360 m
4,462 feet		 00420.85 = 420.9 km
261.5 miles
23 Cerro el Espolon PB QUE0111    Mexican Plateau 3260.000 = 3260 m
10,696 feet		 1300.000 = 1300 m
4,265 feet		 00069.65 = 69.7 km
43.3 miles
24 Picacho del Diablo[12] BCN0764    Sierra San Pedro Mártir 3100.000 = 3100 m
10,171 feet		 2140.000 = 2140 m
7,021 feet		 00334.64 = 334.6 km
207.9 miles
25 Sierra la Madera High Point PB COA0870    Mexican Plateau 3020.000 = 3020 m
9,908 feet		 1905.000 = 1905 m
6,250 feet		 00226.80 = 226.8 km
140.9 miles

[edit] Most prominent peaks

Nevado de Colima is a stratovolcano in Jalisco.
Nevado de Colima is a stratovolcano in Jalisco.

The following sortable table lists the 25 most topographically prominent major mountain peaks of Mexico. Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 4 of these most prominent peaks are located in Oaxaca, 3 in the Puebla, 3 in Estado de México, 3 in Nuevo León, 2 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, 2 in Jalisco, 2 in Michoacán de Ocampo, 2 in Baja California Sur, 2 in Coahuila de Zaragoza, and 1 each in Morelos, Chiapas, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, and Querétaro Arteaga.

The 25 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of Mexico
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[1] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
2 Volcán Popocatépetl[13] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
3 Nevado de Colima[4] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
4 Volcán Tacaná[14] CHPSMA1006       Chiapas and Guatemala 4092.000 = 4092 m
13,425 feet		 2273.000 = 2273 m
7,457 feet		 00024.74 = 24.7 km
15.4 miles
5 Nevado de Toluca MEX0689    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4680.000 = 4680 m
15,354 feet		 2225.000 = 2225 m
7,300 feet		 00117.58 = 117.6 km
73.1 miles
6 Cerro Teotepec[9] PB GRO0132    Sierra Madre del Sur 3540.000 = 3540 m
11,614 feet		 2180.000 = 2180 m
7,152 feet		 00186.34 = 186.3 km
115.8 miles
7 Cerro el Nacimiento PB OAX0114    Sierra Madre del Sur 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 2140.000 = 2140 m
7,021 feet		 00001.36 = 1.4 km
0.8 miles
8 Picacho del Diablo[12] BCN0764    Sierra San Pedro Mártir 3100.000 = 3100 m
10,171 feet		 2140.000 = 2140 m
7,021 feet		 00334.64 = 334.6 km
207.9 miles
9 Cerro Nube Flan[7] PB OAX0127    Sierra Madre del Sur 3750.000 = 3750 m
12,303 feet		 2130.000 = 2130 m
6,988 feet		 00330.36 = 330.4 km
205.3 miles
10 Cerro las Conchas PB MIC0124    Mexican West Coast Ranges PB 2880.000 = 2880 m
9,449 feet		 1960.000 = 1960 m
6,430 feet		 00104.54 = 104.5 km
65.0 miles
11 Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[15] PUETLA0406       Cordillera Neovolcanica 4462.000 = 4462 m
14,639 feet		 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 00063.50 = 63.5 km
39.5 miles
12 Sierra la Laguna High Point PB BCS0869    Baja California Sur 2080.000 = 2080 m
6,824 feet		 1920.000 = 1920 m
6,299 feet		 00342.12 = 342.1 km
212.6 miles
13 Sierra la Madera High Point PB COA0870    Mexican Plateau 3020.000 = 3020 m
9,908 feet		 1905.000 = 1905 m
6,250 feet		 00226.80 = 226.8 km
140.9 miles
14 Cerro Tia Chena PB NLE0133    Sierra Madre Oriental 2620.000 = 2620 m
8,596 feet		 1885.000 = 1885 m
6,184 feet		 00084.08 = 84.1 km
52.2 miles
15 Cerro la Joya PB QUE0121    Sierra Madre Oriental 2920.000 = 2920 m
9,580 feet		 1870.000 = 1870 m
6,135 feet		 00065.64 = 65.6 km
40.8 miles
16 Cerro San Rafael[8] PB COA0129    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1855.000 = 1855 m
6,086 feet		 00627.58 = 627.6 km
390.0 miles
17 Cerro Tancítaro[16] PB MIC0131    Cordillera Neovolcanica 3840.000 = 3840 m
12,598 feet		 1665.000 = 1665 m
5,463 feet		 00137.90 = 137.9 km
85.7 miles
18 Cerro Peña Nevada PB NLE0128    Sierra Madre Oriental 3540.000 = 3540 m
11,614 feet		 1640.000 = 1640 m
5,381 feet		 00125.98 = 126.0 km
78.3 miles
19 El Aguacate PB OAX0216    Sierra Madre del Sur 2820.000 = 2820 m
9,252 feet		 1640.000 = 1640 m
5,381 feet		 00057.29 = 57.3 km
35.6 miles
20 Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB BCS1001    Baja California Sur 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 1620.000 = 1620 m
5,315 feet		 00457.26 = 457.3 km
284.1 miles
21 Sierra de Santa Martha PB VER0865    Cordillera Neovolcanica 1680.000 = 1680 m
5,512 feet		 1620.000 = 1620 m
5,315 feet		 00179.31 = 179.3 km
111.4 miles
22 Cerro las Capillas PB JAL0123    Mexican West Coast Ranges PB 2880.000 = 2880 m
9,449 feet		 1590.000 = 1590 m
5,217 feet		 00054.62 = 54.6 km
33.9 miles
23 Picachos el Fraile PB NLE0765    Sierra Madre Oriental 2380.000 = 2380 m
7,808 feet		 1590.000 = 1590 m
5,217 feet		 00029.05 = 29.1 km
18.1 miles
24 Cerro Zempoaltépetl PB OAX0137    Sierra Madre del Sur 3400.000 = 3400 m
11,155 feet		 1580.000 = 1580 m
5,184 feet		 00107.18 = 107.2 km
66.6 miles
25 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl MEX1000    Cordillera Neovolcanica 5220.000 = 5220 m
17,126 feet		 1560.000 = 1560 m
5,118 feet		 00017.41 = 17.4 km
10.8 miles

[edit] Most isolated peaks

Picacho del Diablo is the highest peak of Baja California.
Picacho del Diablo is the highest peak of Baja California.

The following sortable table lists the 25 most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of México with a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. A total of 4 of these most isolated peaks are located in Oaxaca, 3 in Baja California Sur, 3 in Baja California, 2 in the Puebla, 2 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, 2 in Coahuila de Zaragoza, 2 in Nuevo León, 2 in Estado de México, 2 in Michoacán de Ocampo, and 1 each in Durango, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas, Morelos, Guanajuato, and Querétaro Arteaga.

The 25 Most Topographically Isolated Major Mountain Peaks of Mexico
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[1] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
2 Cerro San Rafael[8] PB COA0129    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1855.000 = 1855 m
6,086 feet		 00627.58 = 627.6 km
390.0 miles
3 Cerro el Potosí NLE0117    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1380.000 = 1380 m
4,528 feet		 00570.41 = 570.4 km
354.4 miles
4 Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB BCS1001    Baja California Sur 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 1620.000 = 1620 m
5,315 feet		 00457.26 = 457.3 km
284.1 miles
5 Cerro Gordo[11] PB DUR0120    Sierra Madre Occidental 3340.000 = 3340 m
10,958 feet		 1360.000 = 1360 m
4,462 feet		 00420.85 = 420.9 km
261.5 miles
6 Nevado de Colima[4] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
7 Isla Guadalupe High Point PB BCN0332    Isla Guadalupe 1300.000 = 1300 m
4,265 feet		 1300.000 = 1300 m
4,265 feet		 00344.08 = 344.1 km
213.8 miles
8 Sierra la Laguna High Point PB BCS0869    Baja California Sur 2080.000 = 2080 m
6,824 feet		 1920.000 = 1920 m
6,299 feet		 00342.12 = 342.1 km
212.6 miles
9 Picacho del Diablo[12] BCN0764    Sierra San Pedro Mártir 3100.000 = 3100 m
10,171 feet		 2140.000 = 2140 m
7,021 feet		 00334.64 = 334.6 km
207.9 miles
10 Cerro Nube Flan[7] PB OAX0127    Sierra Madre del Sur 3750.000 = 3750 m
12,303 feet		 2130.000 = 2130 m
6,988 feet		 00330.36 = 330.4 km
205.3 miles
11 Sierra la Madera High Point PB COA0870    Mexican Plateau 3020.000 = 3020 m
9,908 feet		 1905.000 = 1905 m
6,250 feet		 00226.80 = 226.8 km
140.9 miles
12 Cerro Teotepec[9] PB GRO0132    Sierra Madre del Sur 3540.000 = 3540 m
11,614 feet		 2180.000 = 2180 m
7,152 feet		 00186.34 = 186.3 km
115.8 miles
13 Cerro Giganta PB BCS0119    Baja California Sur 1680.000 = 1680 m
5,512 feet		 1380.000 = 1380 m
4,528 feet		 00181.12 = 181.1 km
112.5 miles
14 Sierra de Santa Martha PB VER0865    Cordillera Neovolcanica 1680.000 = 1680 m
5,512 feet		 1620.000 = 1620 m
5,315 feet		 00179.31 = 179.3 km
111.4 miles
15 Cerro Zontehuitz PB CHP0138    Chiapas 2900.000 = 2900 m
9,514 feet		 1360.000 = 1360 m
4,462 feet		 00163.70 = 163.7 km
101.7 miles
16 Volcán Popocatépetl[17] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
17 Cerro Tancítaro[18] PB MIC0131    Cordillera Neovolcanica 3840.000 = 3840 m
12,598 feet		 1665.000 = 1665 m
5,463 feet		 00137.90 = 137.9 km
85.7 miles
18 Cerro la Sandía PB BCN0122    Baja California 1800.000 = 1800 m
5,906 feet		 1380.000 = 1380 m
4,528 feet		 00132.67 = 132.7 km
82.4 miles
19 Cerro Peña Nevada PB NLE0128    Sierra Madre Oriental 3540.000 = 3540 m
11,614 feet		 1640.000 = 1640 m
5,381 feet		 00125.98 = 126.0 km
78.3 miles
20 Nevado de Toluca MEX0689    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4680.000 = 4680 m
15,354 feet		 2225.000 = 2225 m
7,300 feet		 00117.58 = 117.6 km
73.1 miles
21 Cerro del Aguila OAX0109    Sierra Madre del Sur 3360.000 = 3360 m
11,024 feet		 1420.000 = 1420 m
4,659 feet		 00111.12 = 111.1 km
69.0 miles
22 Sierra el Cerro Azul PB OAX0867    Oaxaca 2300.000 = 2300 m
7,546 feet		 1510.000 = 1510 m
4,954 feet		 00108.85 = 108.9 km
67.6 miles
23 Cerro Zempoaltépetl PB OAX0137    Sierra Madre del Sur 3400.000 = 3400 m
11,155 feet		 1580.000 = 1580 m
5,184 feet		 00107.18 = 107.2 km
66.6 miles
24 Cerro el Zamorano[10] PB GUAQUE0118       Mexican Plateau 3360.000 = 3360 m
11,024 feet		 1440.000 = 1440 m
4,724 feet		 00104.83 = 104.8 km
65.1 miles
25 Cerro las Conchas PB MIC0124    Mexican West Coast Ranges PB 2880.000 = 2880 m
9,449 feet		 1960.000 = 1960 m
6,430 feet		 00104.54 = 104.5 km
65.0 miles

[edit] See also

Volcán La Malinche (Matlalcueitl) is a stratovolcano on the boundary between Puebla and Tlaxcala.
Volcán La Malinche (Matlalcueitl) is a stratovolcano on the boundary between Puebla and Tlaxcala.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
  2. ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
  3. ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
  4. ^ a b c The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
  5. ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
  6. ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
  7. ^ a b c The summit of Cerro Nube Flan is the highest point of the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
  8. ^ a b c The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila.
  9. ^ a b c The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero.
  10. ^ a b The summit of Cerro el Zamorano is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro Arteaga.
  11. ^ a b The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango.
  12. ^ a b c The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California.
  13. ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
  14. ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
  15. ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
  16. ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
  17. ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
  18. ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.

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