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]
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:
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level .[2]
The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3] [2]
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.
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.
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The 26 ultra-prominent summits of México Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
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Pico de Orizaba [5] [6] [lower-alpha 1] Citlaltépetl ) Puebla Veracruz Cordillera Neovolcanica m ft m ft19.0305°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 m ft m ft km mi19.0225°N 98.6278°W / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl )
3
Nevado de Colima [9] [10] [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Jalisco Cordillera Neovolcanica m ft m ft km mi19.5633°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 m ft m ft km mi19.1020°N 99.7677°W / 19.1020; -99.7677 (Nevado de Toluca )
5
Cerro Teotepec [13] [lower-alpha 7] Guerrero Sierra Madre del Sur m ft m ft km mi17.4682°N 100.1364°W / 17.4682; -100.1364 (Cerro Teotepec )
6
Cerro el Nacimiento [14] [15] [lower-alpha 8] Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur m ft m ft km mi16.2115°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 m ft m ft km mi30.9925°N 115.3753°W / 30.9925; -115.3753 (Picacho del Diablo )
8
Sierra de Minas Viejas [18] Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental m ft m ft km mi26.1196°N 100.5568°W / 26.1196; -100.5568 (Cerro Tia Chena )
9
Cerro Las Conchas [19] [20] Michoacán Michoacán m ft m ft km mi18.7215°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 m ft m ft km mi19.2310°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 m ft m ft km mi23.5392°N 109.9542°W / 23.5392; -109.9542 (Pico La Laguna )
12
Sierra la Madera [25] Coahuila Mexican Plateau m ft m ft km mi27.0345°N 102.3922°W / 27.0345; -102.3922 (Sierra la Madera )
13
Cerro la Joya [26] Querétaro Sierra Madre Oriental m ft m ft km mi21.4309°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 m ft m ft km mi24.8719°N 100.2327°W / 24.8719; -100.2327 (Cerro el Potosí )
15
Volcán Tancítaro [29] [30] [lower-alpha 15] Michoacán Cordillera Neovolcanica m ft m ft km mi19.4166°N 102.3198°W / 19.4166; -102.3198 (Volcán Tancítaro )
16
Cerro El Centinela [31] Coahuila Mexican Plateau m ft m ft km mi25.1359°N 103.2304°W / 25.1359; -103.2304 (Cerro El Centinela )
17
Picacho San Onofre [32] Sierra Peña Nevada ) Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental m ft m ft km mi23.8007°N 99.8464°W / 23.8007; -99.8464 (Picacho San Onofre )
18
El Aguacate Oeste [33] Oaxaca Sierra Madre del Sur m ft m ft km mi16.5812°N 95.8035°W / 16.5812; -95.8035 (El Aguacate Oeste )
19
Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes [34] Baja California Sur Tres Virgenes m ft m ft km mi27.4700°N 112.5919°W / 27.4700; -112.5919 (Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes )
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Sierra de Santa Martha [35] Veracruz Cordillera Neovolcanica m ft m ft km mi18.3455°N 94.8576°W / 18.3455; -94.8576 (Sierra de Santa Martha )
21
Cerro las Capillas [36] Jalisco Jalisco m ft m ft km mi19.5552°N 104.1472°W / 19.5552; -104.1472 (Cerro las Capillas )
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Cerro Zempoaltépetl [37] Oaxaca Sierra Madre de Oaxaca m ft m ft km mi17.1324°N 96.0125°W / 17.1324; -96.0125 (Cerro Zempoaltépetl )
23
Iztaccíhuatl [38] [39] [lower-alpha 16] México Puebla Cordillera Neovolcanica m ft m ft km mi19.1802°N 98.6415°W / 19.1802; -98.6415 (Iztaccíhuatl )
24
Volcán de Tequila [40] [41] Jalisco Jalisco m ft m ft km mi20.7872°N 103.8468°W / 20.7872; -103.8468 (Volcán de Tequila )
25
Cerro Atravesado [42] Sierra el Cerro Azul ) Oaxaca Oaxaca m ft m ft km mi16.7652°N 94.4514°W / 16.7652; -94.4514 (Cerro Atravesado )
26
Sierra del Fraile [43] Nuevo León Sierra Madre Oriental m ft m ft km mi25.8645°N 100.6095°W / 25.8645; -100.6095 (Picachos el Fraile )
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Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México and greater North America.La Malinche is the northernmost summit of its elevation in México . Iztaccíhuatl is the northernmost and westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México .
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. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. 
