List of extreme summits of Mexico

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Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), a stratovolcano on the boundary between the states of Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest mountain peak of Mexico.

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:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[1]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[1][2][3]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]
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The northernmost summits of their elevation in Mexico
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 / 19.5552; -104.1472 (Cerro las Capillas)
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 / 19.2310; -98.0321 (La Malinche)
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 / 19.1802; -98.6415 (Iztaccíhuatl)
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 km
1,672 mi		 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)

Southernmost high summits

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The southernmost summits of their elevation in Mexico
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 / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná)
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 / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl)
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 km
1,672 mi		 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)

Easternmost high summits

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The easternmost summits of their elevation in Mexico
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 / 15.1323; -92.1084 (Volcán Tacaná)
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 / 19.4940; -97.1480 (Cofre de Perote)
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 km
1,672 mi		 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)

Westernmost high summits

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The westernmost summits of their elevation in Mexico
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
10 Guadalupe Island high point[18][i]  Baja California Guadalupe Island 1310 m
4,298 ft		1310 m
4,298 ft		340 km
211 mi		 29°06′06″N 118°18′48″W / 29.1016°N 118.3132°W / 29.1016; -118.3132 (Guadalupe Island high point)
9 Picacho del Diablo[19][20][j][k]  Baja California Sierra de San Pedro Mártir 3095 m
10,154 ft		2125 m
6,972 ft		335 km
208 mi		 30°59′33″N 115°22′31″W / 30.9925°N 115.3753°W / 30.9925; -115.3753 (Picacho del Diablo)
8 Cerro Mohinora[21][22][l][m]  Chihuahua Sierra Madre Occidental 3308 m
10,853 ft		858 m
2,815 ft		231 km
143.5 mi		 25°57′22″N 107°02′51″W / 25.9560°N 107.0476°W / 25.9560; -107.0476 (Cerro Mohinora)
7 Cerro Gordo[23][24][n][o]  Durango Sierra Madre Occidental 3357 m
11,014 ft		1387 m
4,551 ft		424 km
263 mi		 23°12′22″N 104°56′39″W / 23.2060°N 104.9442°W / 23.2060; -104.9442 (Cerro Gordo)
6 Volcán de Colima[25][26][p]  Colima
 Jalisco		 Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 3830 m
12,566 ft		610 m
2,001 ft		5.62 km
3.49 mi		 19°30′48″N 103°37′03″W / 19.5132°N 103.6174°W / 19.5132; -103.6174 (Volcán de Colima)
5 Nevado de Colima[27][28][q][r]  Jalisco Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 4270 m
14,009 ft		2720 m
8,924 ft		405 km
252 mi		 19°33′48″N 103°36′31″W / 19.5633°N 103.6087°W / 19.5633; -103.6087 (Nevado de Colima)
4 Nevado de Toluca[29][30][s]
(Volcán Xinantécatl)		  México Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 4690 m
15,387 ft		2225 m
7,300 ft		118.4 km
73.6 mi		 19°06′07″N 99°46′04″W / 19.1020°N 99.7677°W / 19.1020; -99.7677 (Nevado de Toluca)
3 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 / 19.1802; -98.6415 (Iztaccíhuatl)
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 / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Popocatépetl)
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 km
1,672 mi		 19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Pico de Orizaba)

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