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]

Further information: List of mountain peaks of Mexico
Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a stratovolcano on the boundary between the states of Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest mountain peak of México.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
  3. 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

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.

The 26 ultra-prominent summits of México
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Pico de Orizaba[5][6][lower-alpha 1]
(Citlaltépetl)		  Puebla
 Veracruz		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636 m
18,491 ft		4922 m
16,148 ft		2,690.14 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)
2 Popocatépetl[7][8][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]  México
 Morelos
 Puebla		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 5410 m
17,749 ft		3040 m
9,974 ft		143 km
88.8 mi		 19.0225°N 98.6278°W / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl)
3 Nevado de Colima[9][10][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]  Jalisco Cordillera Neovolcanica 4270 m
14,009 ft		2720 m
8,924 ft		405 km
252 mi		 19.5633°N 103.6087°W / 19.5633; -103.6087 (Nevado de Colima)
4 Nevado de Toluca[11][12][lower-alpha 6]
(Volcán Xinantécatl)		  México Cordillera Neovolcanica 4690 m
15,387 ft		2225 m
7,300 ft		118.4 km
73.6 mi		 19.1020°N 99.7677°W / 19.1020; -99.7677 (Nevado de Toluca)
5 Cerro Teotepec[13][lower-alpha 7]  Guerrero Sierra Madre del Sur 3550 m
11,647 ft		2180 m
7,152 ft		185 km
114.9 mi		 17.4682°N 100.1364°W / 17.4682; -100.1364 (Cerro Teotepec)
6 Cerro el Nacimiento[14][15][lower-alpha 8]  Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur 3710 m
12,172 ft		2140 m
7,021 ft		329 km
205 mi		 16.2115°N 96.1967°W / 16.2115; -96.1967 (Cerro el Nacimiento)
7 Picacho del Diablo[16][17][lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10]  Baja California Sierra de San Pedro Mártir 3095 m
10,154 ft		2125 m
6,972 ft		335 km
208 mi		 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		 26.1196°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		 18.7215°N 102.9740°W / 18.7215; -102.9740 (Cerro Las Conchas)
10 La Malinche (volcano)[21][22][lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 12]
(Matlalcueye)		  Puebla
 Tlaxcala		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 4430 m
14,534 ft		1920 m
6,299 ft		63.9 km
39.7 mi		 19.2310°N 98.0321°W / 19.2310; -98.0321 (La Malinche)
11 Sierra de la Laguna[23][24][lower-alpha 13]  Baja California Sur Sierra de la Laguna 2090 m
6,857 ft		1920 m
6,299 ft		343 km
213 mi		 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		 27.0345°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		 21.4309°N 99.1326°W / 21.4309; -99.1326 (Cerro la Joya)
14 Cerro El Potosí[27][28][lower-alpha 14]  Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental 3720 m
12,205 ft		1875 m
6,152 ft		571 km
355 mi		 24.8719°N 100.2327°W / 24.8719; -100.2327 (Cerro el Potosí)
15 Volcán Tancítaro[29][30][lower-alpha 15]  Michoacán Cordillera Neovolcanica 3840 m
12,598 ft		1665 m
5,463 ft		136.3 km
84.7 mi		 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		 25.1359°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		 23.8007°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		 16.5812°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		 27.4700°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		 18.3455°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		 19.5552°N 104.1472°W / 19.5552; -104.1472 (Cerro las Capillas)
22 Cerro Zempoaltépetl[37]  Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur 3420 m
11,220 ft		1580 m
5,184 ft		103.2 km
64.1 mi		 17.1324°N 96.0125°W / 17.1324; -96.0125 (Cerro Zempoaltépetl)
23 Iztaccíhuatl[38][39][lower-alpha 16]  México
 Puebla		 Cordillera Neovolcanica 5230 m
17,159 ft		1560 m
5,118 ft		17.51 km
10.88 mi		 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		 20.7872°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		 16.7652°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		 25.8645°N 100.6095°W / 25.8645; -100.6095 (Picachos el Fraile)

See also

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México and greater North America.
  4. The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
  5. Nevado de Colima is the northernmost and westernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of México.
  6. Nevado de Toluca is the westernmost summit of its elevation in México.
  7. The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero.
  8. The summit of Cerro el Nacimiento is the highest point of Sierra Madre del Sur and Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
  9. The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of Sierra de San Pedro Mártir and the Baja California Peninsula.
  10. Picacho del Diablo is the northernmost and westernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of México.
  11. La Malinche (volcano) on the border of Puebla is the highest point of Tlaxcala.
  12. La Malinche is the northernmost summit of its elevation in México.
  13. The summit of Sierra de la Laguna is the highest point of Sierra San Lazaro and Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur.
  14. The summit of Cerro El Potosí is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León.
  15. The summit of Volcán Tancítaro is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
  16. Iztaccíhuatl is the northernmost and westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México.

References
  1. 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.
  2. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. 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.
  4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
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  25. "Sierra la Madera". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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  27. "Cerro El Potosí". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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  33. "El Aguacate Oeste". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  34. "Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  35. "Sierra de Santa Martha". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  36. "Cerro las Capillas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  37. "Cerro Zempoaltépetl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  38. "Iztaccíhuatl". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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  42. "Cerro Atravesado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  43. "Sierra del Fraile". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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