Rank |
Mountain peak |
State |
Mountain range |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Isolation |
Location |
1 |
Pico de Orizaba[5][6][a] (Citlaltépetl) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
5636 m 18,491 ft | 4922 m 16,148 ft | 2,690 km 1,672 mi |
19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba) |
2 |
Volcán Popocatépetl[7][8][b][c] |
México Morelos Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
5413 m 17,759 ft | 3043 m 9,984 ft | 142.6 km 88.6 mi |
19.0225°N 98.6280°W / 19.0225; -98.6280 (Volcán Popocatépetl) |
3 |
Iztaccíhuatl[9][10][d] |
México Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
5213 m 17,103 ft | 1530 m 5,020 ft | 17.16 km 10.66 mi |
19.1801°N 98.6416°W / 19.1801; -98.6416 (Volcán Iztaccíhuatl) |
4 |
Nevado de Toluca[11][12][e] (Xinantécatl) |
México |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
4690 m 15,387 ft | 2225 m 7,300 ft | 117.7 km 73.1 mi |
19.1020°N 99.7677°W / 19.1020; -99.7677 (Nevado de Toluca) |
5 |
Sierra Negra[13][f] (Tliltépetl) |
Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
4590 m 15,059 ft | 520 m 1,706 ft | 4.58 km 2.85 mi |
18.9859°N 97.3140°W / 18.9859; -97.3140 (Sierra Negra) |
6 |
Volcán La Malinche[14][15][g][h] (Matlalcuéyetl) |
Puebla Tlaxcala |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
4438 m 14,560 ft | 1928 m 6,325 ft | 62.5 km 38.8 mi |
19.2310°N 98.0320°W / 19.2310; -98.0320 (Volcán La Malinche) |
7 |
Cofre de Perote[16][17][i] (Naucampatépetl) |
Veracruz |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
4282 m 14,049 ft | 1412 m 4,633 ft | 49.4 km 30.7 mi |
19.4940°N 97.1480°W / 19.4940; -97.1480 (Cofre de Perote) |
8 |
Nevado de Colima[18][19][j][k] (Tzapotépetl) |
Jalisco |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
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) |
9 |
Cerro Tláloc[20][21][l] |
México |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
4158 m 13,642 ft | 968 m 3,176 ft | 22.7 km 14.07 mi |
19.4125°N 98.7124°W / 19.4125; -98.7124 (Cerro Tláloc) |
10 |
Volcán Tacaná[22][23][m] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
4067 m 13,343 ft | 1017 m 3,337 ft | 23.8 km 14.78 mi |
15.1325°N 92.1085°W / 15.1325; -92.1085 (Volcán Tacaná) |
11 |
Cerro Ajusco[24][25][n] |
Mexico City |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3937 m 12,917 ft | 1217 m 3,993 ft | 53.5 km 33.2 mi |
19.2074°N 99.2582°W / 19.2074; -99.2582 (Cerro Ajusco) |
12 |
Jocotitlán (volcano)[26][27] |
México (state) |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3910 m 12,828 ft | 1200 m 3,937 ft | 69.7 km 43.3 mi |
19.738056°N 99.758889°W / 19.738056; -99.758889 (Jocotitlán) |
13 |
Volcán Tancítaro[28][29][o] |
Michoacán |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
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) |
14 |
Volcán de Colima[30][31][p] |
Colima Jalisco |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3830 m 12,566 ft | 610 m 2,001 ft | 5.62 km 3.49 mi |
19.5132°N 103.6174°W / 19.5132; -103.6174 (Volcán de Colima) |
15 |
Cerro El Potosí[32][33][q] |
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) |
16 |
Cerro San Rafael[34][35][r][s] |
Coahuila |
Sierra Madre Oriental |
3715 m 12,188 ft | 1410 m 4,626 ft | 628 km 390 mi |
25.3637°N 100.5571°W / 25.3637; -100.5571 (Cerro San Rafael) |
17 |
Cerro el Nacimiento[36][37][t] |
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) |
18 |
Cerro El Campanario[u] |
Michoacán |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3640 m 11,942 ft | 1100 m 3,609 ft | ND |
19.595297°N 100.247212°W / 19.595297; -100.247212 (Cerro El Campanario) |
19 |
Cerro Pelón massif high point |
México (state) |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3560 m 11,680 ft | ±700 | ND |
19.402250°N 100.225493°W / 19.402250; -100.225493 (Cerro El Pelón massif high point) |
20 |
Cerro Teotepec[38][v] |
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) |
Picacho San Onofre[39] (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) |
22 |
Las Derrumbadas south summit |
Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3480 m 11,417 ft | ±1000 | ND |
19.264808°N 97.447356°W / 19.264808; -97.447356 (Las Derrumbadas) |
23 |
Cerro El Jabalín[40][41][w] |
Coahuila |
Mexican Plateau |
3450 m 11,319 ft | 1350 m 4,429 ft | 84.8 km 52.7 mi |
25.1899°N 101.3775°W / 25.1899; -101.3775 (Cerro El Jabalín) |
24 |
Cerro El Rosario[42][x] |
Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3440 m 11,286 ft | >800 | 51.4 km 31.9 mi |
19.678789°N 98.201574°W / 19.678789; -98.201574 (Cerro El Rosario) |
25 |
Cerro Zempoaltépetl[43] |
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) |
Las Derrumbadas north summit |
Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3420 m 11,220 ft | 640 m 2,100 ft | ND |
19.301626°N 97.470537°W / 19.301626; -97.470537 (Las Derrumbadas) |
27 |
El Zamorano[44][45][y] |
Querétaro Guanajuato |
Mexican Plateau |
3370 m 11,056 ft | 1450 m 4,757 ft | 104.8 km 65.1 mi |
20.9338°N 100.1805°W / 20.9338; -100.1805 (El Zamorano) |
28 |
Cerro la Muralla[46] |
Oaxaca |
Sierra Madre del Sur |
3370 m 11,056 ft | 1430 m 4,692 ft | 175.7 km 109.2 mi |
17.1344°N 97.6640°W / 17.1344; -97.6640 (Cerro la Muralla) |
29 |
Cerro Gordo[47][48][z][aa] |
Durango |
Sierra Madre Occidental |
3357 m 11,014 ft | 1387 m 4,551 ft | 424 km 263 mi |
23.2060°N 104.9442°W / 23.2060; -104.9442 (Cerro Gordo) |
30 |
Cerro Mohinora[49][50][ab][ac] |
Chihuahua |
Sierra Madre Occidental |
3308 m 10,853 ft | 873 m 2,864 ft | 231 km 143.5 mi |
25.9560°N 107.0476°W / 25.9560; -107.0476 (Cerro Mohinora) |
31 |
El Pinal |
Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3280 m 10,761 ft | 740 m 2,428 ft | 10.5 km 6.52 mi |
19.142227°N 97.906845°W / 19.142227; -97.906845 (El Pinal) |
32 |
Cerro El Refugio[51][ad] |
Zacatecas Coahuila |
Mexican Plateau |
3200 m 10,499 ft | 500 m 1,640 ft | 73.4 km 45.6 mi |
24.5761°N 101.1047°W / 24.5761; -101.1047 (Cerro El Refugio) |
33 |
Cerro Grande[52][ae] |
San Luis Potosí |
Mexican Plateau |
3190 m 10,466 ft | 500 m 1,640 ft | 103.1 km 64.1 mi |
23.6667°N 100.8873°W / 23.6667; -100.8873 (Cerro Grande) |
34 |
Cerro El Centinela[53] |
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 (El Centinela (Baja California, Mexico)) |
35 |
Picacho del Diablo[54][55][af][ag] |
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) |
36 |
Sierra la Madera[56] |
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) |
37 |
Sierra Fría[57][ah] |
Aguascalientes |
Sierra Madre Occidental |
3030 m 9,941 ft | 500 m 1,640 ft | 234 km 145.6 mi |
22.2739°N 102.6073°W / 22.2739; -102.6073 (Sierra Fría) |
38 |
Cerro Pinto |
Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
3000 m 9,843 ft | 560 m 1,837 ft | ND |
19.371839°N 97.499266°W / 19.371839; -97.499266 (Cerro Pinto) |
39 |
Cerro Viejo[58][59] |
Jalisco |
Mexican West Coast Ranges |
2965 m 9,728 ft | 1355 m 4,446 ft | 90.5 km 56.3 mi |
20.3648°N 103.4368°W / 20.3648; -103.4368 (Cerro Viejo) |
40 |
Cerro Alto Tapanco[60][61][ai] |
Sinaloa Durango |
Sierra Madre Occidental |
2960 m 9,711 ft | 640 m 2,100 ft | 38 km 23.6 mi |
25.6206°N 106.9665°W / 25.6206; -106.9665 (Cerro Alto Tapanco) |