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]

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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.

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The 26 ultra-prominent summits of México

Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Pico de Orizaba[5][6][a]
(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][b][c]  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][d][e]  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][f]
(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][g]  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][h]  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][i][j]  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][k][l]
(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][m]  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][n]  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][o]  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 de Oaxaca 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][p]  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)
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Notes

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

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