List of ultras of Mexico
The following sortable table comprises the 26 ultra-prominent summits of México. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet)* of topographic prominence.[1]
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
- 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 4000 meters (13,123 feet)* of topographic prominence, Popocatépetl exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet)*, and Nevado de Colima exceeds 2500 meters (8202 feet)*. Seven mountain peaks of México exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet)*, the following 26 ultra-prominent summits exceed 1500 meters (4921 feet)*, and 42 summits exceed 1000 meters (3281 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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1. The summit of Pico de Orizaba, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest peak of Mexico. -
2. The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, México, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of México. -
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25. The summit of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and México, is the third highest peak of México.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of México
- List of extreme summits of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- Mexico
- Physical geography
References
- ^ This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet)* of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet)* of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet)* of topographic prominence.
- ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ^ The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles)* away.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
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