This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of Mexico that are higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in Mexico.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Cerro las Capillas [5] | Jalisco | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 2890 m 9,482 ft |
1590 m 5,217 ft |
55.8 km 34.7 mi |
19°33′19″N 104°08′50″W / 19.5552°N 104.1472°W |
3 |
La Malinche (volcano)
[6]
[7]
[a]
[b] ( Matlalcueye) |
Puebla Tlaxcala |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4430 m 14,534 ft |
1920 m 6,299 ft |
63.9 km 39.7 mi |
19°13′52″N 98°01′56″W / 19.2310°N 98.0321°W |
2 | Iztaccíhuatl [8] [9] [c] |
México Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5230 m 17,159 ft |
1560 m 5,118 ft |
17.51 km 10.88 mi |
19°10′49″N 98°38′29″W / 19.1802°N 98.6415°W |
1 |
Pico de Orizaba
[10]
[11]
[d] ( Citlaltépetl) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft |
4922 m 16,148 ft |
2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W |
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Volcán Tacaná [12] [13] [e] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas | 4067 m 13,343 ft |
1037 m 3,402 ft |
24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W |
2 | Popocatépetl [14] [15] [f] [g] |
México Morelos Puebla |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5410 m 17,749 ft |
3040 m 9,974 ft |
143 km 88.8 mi |
19°01′21″N 98°37′40″W / 19.0225°N 98.6278°W |
1 |
Pico de Orizaba
[10]
[11]
[d] ( Citlaltépetl) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft |
4922 m 16,148 ft |
2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W |
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Volcán Tacaná [12] [13] [e] |
Chiapas Guatemala |
Sierra de Istatan | 4067 m 13,343 ft |
1037 m 3,402 ft |
24.1 km 14.99 mi |
15°07′56″N 92°06′30″W / 15.1323°N 92.1084°W |
2 | Cofre de Perote [16] [17] [h] | Veracruz | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 4210 m 13,812 ft |
1340 m 4,396 ft |
52.9 km 32.9 mi |
19°29′38″N 97°08′53″W / 19.4940°N 97.1480°W |
1 |
Pico de Orizaba
[10]
[11]
[d] ( Citlaltépetl) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5636 m 18,491 ft |
4922 m 16,148 ft |
2,690.14 | 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W |