Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba, also known as: Citlaltépetl (in Nahuatl: Sitlaltepetl ‘estrella-monte-ABS’‘Monte de la Estrella), is a Mexican stratovolcano^[4] located between the states of Puebla and Veracruz and is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third in North America, below Denali in Alaska and Mount Logan in Canada, and It is the highest volcano.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Pico de Orizaba
Aerial view of Volcano
Highest point
Elevation	5,636 m (18,491 ft)[1]
Prominence	4,922 m (16,148 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Logan[3]
Isolation	2,690 km (1,670 mi)
Listing	World most prominent peaks 7th World most isolated peaks 16th Seven Third Summits 3rd Volcanic Seven Summits 4th Country high points 20th North America highest peaks 3rd North America prominent 3rd Mexico highest major peaks 1st
Coordinates	19°01′48″N 97°16′12″W
Geography
Pico de Orizaba Mexico
Location	Veracruz, Mexico
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	1846
Climbing
First ascent	1848 by F. Maynard & William F. Raynolds
Easiest route	moderate snow/ice climb

Its last eruption was in 1846. Currently it is in a dormant state, it is the second highest volcanic peak in the world below Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, it is also the only volcano in the world with Frozen Lava inside.^[10]

References

1. The elevation given by INEGI mapping is 5,611 m. Higher elevations are given by various other authorities (including 5,747 m by the National Geographic Society).
2. "Mexico Ultras". See also Note #1. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
3. "Pico de Orizaba". Peakbagger.com.
4. "An Altitude Tutorial". International Society for Mountain Medicine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
5. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, ed. (2005). "Relieve - Puebla". Retrieved 25 March 2022.
6. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), ed. (2005). "Elevaciones principales - Puebla". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
7. "Cuáles son los tres volcanes más altos de América del Norte y América del Sur - Brainly.lat". brainly.lat (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
8. David Tuggy. "Istaktepetl - The Pico de Puebla". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
9. "Montañas más Prominentes del Mundo". Costa Rica Trekking. 2018-04-24. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
10. "El Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba se ubica en territorio del estado de Puebla, precisa el INEGI". Aristegui Noticias. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

Other websites

• Equipment List to climb Pico de Orizaba
• Pico de Orizaba on Summitpost.com
• Pico de Orizaba - ascent route description