List of mountain peaks of Mexico explained

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of 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 on the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2] The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of México by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3] [2] The second table below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of México.
  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] The third table below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of México.

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Highest major summits

Of the 40 highest major summits of Mexico, three peaks exceed 5000m (16,000feet) elevation, ten peaks exceed 4000m (13,000feet), and 38 peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet) elevation.

Of these 40 peaks, five are located in Jalisco, five in Coahuila, four in Oaxaca, six in Puebla, four in the state of Mexico, three in Chiapas, two in Nuevo León, two in Veracruz, two in Michoacán, two in Querétaro, two in Durango, two in Chihuahua, two in San Luis Potosí, and one each in Morelos, Tlaxcala, Mexico City, Colima, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Baja California, Aguascalientes, Sinaloa, and Sonora. Volcán Tacaná lies on the international border between Chiapas and Guatemala, and nine other peaks lie on a state border.

The 40 highest summits of Mexico with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!State!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.0305°N -97.2698°W
2

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.0225°N -98.628°W
3
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.1801°N -98.6416°W
4Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.102°N -99.7677°W
5Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt18.9859°N -97.314°W
6
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.231°N -98.032°W
7Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.494°N -97.148°W
8Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.5633°N -103.6087°W
9Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.4125°N -98.7124°W
10
Sierra Madre de Chiapas15.1325°N -92.1085°W
11Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.2074°N -99.2582°W
12Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.7381°N -99.7589°W
13Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.4166°N -102.3198°W
14
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.5132°N -103.6174°W
15Sierra Madre Oriental24.8719°N -100.2327°W
16Sierra Madre Oriental25.3637°N -100.5571°W
17Sierra Madre del Sur16.2115°N -96.1967°W
18Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.5953°N -100.2472°W
19Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.4023°N -100.2255°W
align=center rowspan=220Sierra Madre del Sur17.4682°N -100.1364°W
20 -->Sierra Madre Oriental23.8007°N -99.8464°W
22Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.2648°N -97.4474°W
23Mexican Plateau25.1899°N -101.3775°W
24Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.6788°N -98.2016°W
align=center rowspan=225Sierra Madre de Oaxaca17.1324°N -96.0125°W
25 -->Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.3016°N -97.4705°W
27
Mexican Plateau20.9338°N -100.1805°W
28Sierra Madre del Sur17.1344°N -97.664°W
29Sierra Madre Occidental23.206°N -104.9442°W
30Sierra Madre Occidental25.956°N -107.0476°W
31Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.1422°N -97.9068°W
32
Mexican Plateau24.5761°N -101.1047°W
33Mexican Plateau23.6667°N -100.8873°W
34Mexican Plateau25.1359°N -103.2304°W
35Sierra de San Pedro Mártir30.9925°N -115.3753°W
36Mexican Plateau27.0345°N -102.3922°W
37Sierra Madre Occidental22.2739°N -102.6073°W
38Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.3718°N -97.4993°W
39Mexican West Coast Ranges20.3648°N -103.4368°W
40
Sierra Madre Occidental25.6206°N -106.9665°W

Most prominent summits

See also: List of the ultra-prominent summits of Mexico. Of the 40 most prominent summits of México, only Pico de Orizaba exceeds 4000m (13,000feet) of topographic prominence, Popocatépetl exceeds 3000m (10,000feet), five peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet), and 26 peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.

Of these 40 peaks, five are located in Oaxaca, five in Baja California, four in Puebla, four in Jalisco, four in Nuevo León, four in Coahuila, three in Veracruz, three in México, three in Baja California Sur, two in Michoacán, two in Querétaro, and one each in Morelos, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato, Durango, Chiapas, and Distrito Federal. Five peaks lie on a state border.

The 40 most topographically prominent summits of México

!Rank!Mountain peak!State!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.0305°N -97.2698°W
2

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.0225°N -98.628°W
3Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.5633°N -103.6087°W
4Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.102°N -99.7677°W
5Sierra Madre del Sur17.4682°N -100.1364°W
6Sierra Madre del Sur16.2115°N -96.1967°W
7Sierra de San Pedro Mártir30.9925°N -115.3753°W
8Sierra Madre Oriental26.1196°N -100.5568°W
9Michoacán18.7215°N -102.974°W
10
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.231°N -98.032°W
11Sierra La Laguna23.5392°N -109.9542°W
12Mexican Plateau27.0345°N -102.3922°W
13Sierra Madre Oriental21.4309°N -99.1326°W
14Sierra Madre Oriental24.8719°N -100.2327°W
15Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.4166°N -102.3198°W
16Mexican Plateau25.1359°N -103.2304°W
align=center rowspan=217Sierra Madre Oriental23.8007°N -99.8464°W
17 -->Sierra Madre del Sur16.5812°N -95.8035°W
19Tres Vírgenes27.47°N -112.5919°W
20Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt18.3455°N -94.8576°W
21Jalisco19.5552°N -104.1472°W
22Sierra Madre del Sur17.1324°N -96.0125°W
align=center rowspan=223
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.1801°N -98.6416°W
23 -->Jalisco20.7872°N -103.8468°W
align=center rowspan=225Oaxaca16.7652°N -94.4514°W
25 -->Sierra Madre Oriental25.8645°N -100.6095°W
27
Mexican Plateau20.9338°N -100.1805°W
28Sierra Madre del Sur17.1344°N -97.664°W
29Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.494°N -97.148°W
30Sierra Madre Oriental25.3637°N -100.5571°W
align=center rowspan=231Baja California Peninsula28.4073°N -113.4387°W
31 -->Sierra de la Giganta26.1064°N -111.5844°W
33Sierra Madre Occidental23.206°N -104.9442°W
34Sierra Madre de Chiapas16.8358°N -92.5894°W
35Mexican West Coast Ranges20.3648°N -103.4368°W
36Mexican Plateau25.1899°N -101.3775°W
37Isla Guadalupe29.1016°N -118.3132°W
38Sierra de la Giganta26.8612°N -112.4574°W
39Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.2074°N -99.2582°W
40Isla Cedros28.1301°N -115.2206°W

Most isolated major summits

Of the 40 most isolated major summits of México, only Pico de Orizaba exceeds 2000km (1,000miles) of topographic isolation. Four peaks exceed 500km (300miles), 14 peaks exceed 200km (100miles), and 33 peaks exceed 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation.

Of these 40 peaks, five are located in Coahuila, four in Baja California, four in Oaxaca, three in Puebla, three in Jalisco, three in Baja California Sur, two in Veracruz, two in Nuevo León, two in Chihuahua, two in Chiapas, two in México, two in Michoacán, two in Querétaro, and one each in Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Sonora, Morelos, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Tlaxcala, and Nayarit. Six peaks lie on a state border.

The 40 most topographically isolated summits of México with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!State!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.0305°N -97.2698°W
2Sierra Madre Oriental25.3637°N -100.5571°W
3Sierra Madre Oriental24.8719°N -100.2327°W
4Isla Socorro18.8°N -110.9833°W
5Sierra Madre Occidental23.206°N -104.9442°W
6Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.5633°N -103.6087°W
7Sierra La Laguna23.5392°N -109.9542°W
8Tres Virgenes27.47°N -112.5919°W
9Isla Guadalupe29.1016°N -118.3132°W
10Sierra de San Pedro Mártir30.9925°N -115.3753°W
11Sierra Madre del Sur16.2115°N -96.1967°W
12Sierra Madre Occidental22.2739°N -102.6073°W
13Sierra Madre Occidental25.956°N -107.0476°W
14Mexican Plateau27.0345°N -102.3922°W
15Mexican Plateau25.1359°N -103.2304°W
16Sierra Madre del Sur17.4682°N -100.1364°W
17Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt18.3455°N -94.8576°W
18Sierra Madre del Sur17.1344°N -97.664°W
19Isla Cedros28.1301°N -115.2206°W
20Sierra Madre de Chiapas16.8358°N -92.5894°W
21
Mexican Plateau30.5483°N -108.6167°W
22

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.0225°N -98.628°W
23Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.4166°N -102.3198°W
24Baja California Peninsula28.4073°N -113.4387°W
25Sierra Madre de Chiapas16.197°N -93.6112°W
26Sierra Madre Oriental23.8007°N -99.8464°W
27Sierra de la Giganta26.1064°N -111.5844°W
28Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.102°N -99.7677°W
29Oaxaca16.7652°N -94.4514°W
30
Mexican Plateau20.9338°N -100.1805°W
31Michoacán18.7215°N -102.974°W
32Sierra Madre del Sur17.1324°N -96.0125°W
33Mexican Plateau23.6667°N -100.8873°W
34Mexican West Coast Ranges20.3648°N -103.4368°W
35Mexican Plateau25.1899°N -101.3775°W
36
Mexican Plateau24.5761°N -101.1047°W
37Sierra de la Giganta26.8612°N -112.4574°W
38Sierra Madre Oriental21.4309°N -99.1326°W
39Jalisco20.7872°N -103.8468°W
40
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt19.231°N -98.032°W

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) on topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
  2. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. 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, 7642km (4,749miles) away.
  4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.