This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of Mexico.
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The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height on the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2] The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of México by elevation.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2] The second table below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of México.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4] The third table below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of México.
Highest major summits
Of the 40 highest major summits of Mexico, three peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet) elevation, ten peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), and 38 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation.
Of these 40 peaks, five are located in Jalisco, five in Coahuila, four in Oaxaca, six in Puebla, four in the state of Mexico, three in Chiapas, two in Nuevo León, two in Veracruz, two in Michoacán, two in Querétaro, two in Durango, two in Chihuahua, two in San Luis Potosí, and one each in Morelos, Tlaxcala, Mexico City, Colima, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Baja California, Aguascalientes, Sinaloa, and Sonora. Volcán Tacaná lies on the international border between Chiapas and Guatemala, and nine other peaks lie on a state border.
Most prominent summits
Of the 40 most prominent summits of México, only Pico de Orizaba exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic prominence, Popocatépetl exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet), five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), and 26 peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
Of these 40 peaks, five are located in Oaxaca, five in Baja California, four in Puebla, four in Jalisco, four in Nuevo León, four in Coahuila, three in Veracruz, three in México, three in Baja California Sur, two in Michoacán, two in Querétaro, and one each in Morelos, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato, Durango, Chiapas, and Distrito Federal. Five peaks lie on a state border.
Most isolated major summits
Of the 40 most isolated major summits of México, only Pico de Orizaba exceeds 2000 kilometers (1243 miles) of topographic isolation. Four peaks exceed 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), 14 peaks exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles), and 33 peaks exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation.
Of these 40 peaks, five are located in Coahuila, four in Baja California, four in Oaxaca, three in Puebla, three in Jalisco, three in Baja California Sur, two in Veracruz, two in Nuevo León, two in Chihuahua, two in Chiapas, two in México, two in Michoacán, two in Querétaro, and one each in Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Sonora, Morelos, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Tlaxcala, and Nayarit. Six peaks lie on a state border.
Gallery
- The summit of Pico de Orizaba, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest peak of Mexico.
- The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, México State, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of Mexico.
- The summit of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and México State, is the third highest peak of Mexico.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- Mexico
- Physical geography
Notes
- The summit of Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Puebla, Veracruz, and all of Mexico.
- Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of Puebla is the highest point of both State of Mexico and Morelos.
- Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Mexico and greater North America.
- Iztaccíhuatl is the northernmost and westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Mexico.
- Nevado de Toluca is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- Sierra Negra is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- Volcán La Malinche on the border of Puebla is the highest point of Tlaxcala.
- La Malinche is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- Cofre de Perote is the northernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of Jalisco.
- Nevado de Colima is the northernmost and westernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of Mexico.
- The summit of Cerro Tláloc is the highest point of Sierra de Río Frío.
- Volcán Tacaná on the international border with Guatemala is the highest point of Chiapas.
- The summit of Cerro Ajusco is the highest point of Mexico City.
- The summit of Volcán Tancítaro is the highest point of Michoacán.
- Volcán de Colima on the border of Jalisco is the highest point of Colima and the westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- The summit of Cerro El Potosí is the highest point of Sierra Madre Oriental and Nuevo León.
- The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of Coahuila.
- Cerro San Rafael is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- The summit of Cerro el Nacimiento is the highest point of Sierra Madre del Sur and Oaxaca.
- The summit of Cerro El Campanario is the highest point of Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
- The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of Guerrero.
- The summit of Cerro El Jabalín is the highest point of the Mexican Plateau.
- The summit of El Zamorano is the highest point of both Guanajuato and Querétaro.
- The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Durango.
- Cerro Gordo is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- The summit of Cerro Mohinora is the highest point of Chihuahua.
- Cerro Mohinora is the northernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in Mexico.
- The summit of Cerro El Refugio is the highest point of Zacatecas.
- The summit of Cerro Grande is the highest point of San Luis Potosí.
- The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of Sierra de San Pedro Mártir and the Baja California Peninsula.
- Picacho del Diablo is the northernmost and westernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of Mexico.
- The summit of Sierra Fría is the highest point of Aguascalientes.
- The summit of Pico La Laguna is the highest point of Sierra San Lazaro and Baja California Sur.
- The summit of Cerro El Potosí is the highest point of Sierra Madre Oriental and Nuevo León.
- The summit of Cerro El Zamorano is the highest point of both Guanajuato and Querétaro.
- The summit of Isla Guadalupe is the westernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Mexico.
- The summit of Cerro Las Palmas is the highest point of Sierra Giganta.
- The summit of Volcán Everman is the highest point of Isla Socorro.
- Cerro San José on the border of Chihuahua is the highest point of Sonora.
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