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Any mountain that as a topographic prominence of 1500 metres (4921 feet) or more is called an Ultra. There are 26 mountains in Mexico that qualify as ultras. This is a sortable list of them:
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pico de Orizaba[1][2][3] (Citlaltépetl) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5636 m 18,491 ft | 4922 m 16,148 ft | 2,690.14 | 19.0305°N 97.2698°W |
2 | Popocatépetl[4][5][6][7] | México (state) Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5410 m 17,749 ft | 3040 m 9,974 ft | 143 km 88.8 mi |
19.0225°N 98.6278°W |
3 | Nevado de Colima[8][9][10][11] | Jalisco | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4270 m 14,009 ft | 2720 m 8,924 ft | 405 km 252 mi |
19.5633°N 103.6087°W |
4 | Nevado de Toluca[12][13][14] (Volcán Xinantécatl) |
México (state) | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4690 m 15,387 ft | 2225 m 7,300 ft | 118.4 km 73.6 mi |
19.1020°N 99.7677°W |
5 | Cerro Teotepec[15][16] | Guerrero | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3550 m 11,647 ft | 2180 m 7,152 ft | 185 km 114.9 mi |
17.4682°N 100.1364°W |
6 | Cerro el Nacimiento[17][18][19] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3710 m 12,172 ft | 2140 m 7,021 ft | 329 km 205 mi |
16.2115°N 96.1967°W |
7 | Picacho del Diablo[20][21][22][23] | Baja California | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir | 3095 m 10,154 ft | 2125 m 6,972 ft | 335 km 208 mi |
30.9925°N 115.3753°W |
8 | Sierra de Minas Viejas[24] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 2710 m 8,891 ft | 1965 m 6,447 ft | 54.9 km 34.1 mi |
26.1196°N 100.5568°W |
9 | Cerro Las Conchas[25][26] | Michoacán | Michoacán | 2890 m 9,482 ft | 1960 m 6,430 ft | 103.3 km 64.2 mi |
18.7215°N 102.9740°W |
10 | La Malinche (volcano)[27][28][29][30] (Matlalcueye) |
Puebla Tlaxcala |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4430 m 14,534 ft | 1920 m 6,299 ft | 63.9 km 39.7 mi |
19.2310°N 98.0321°W |
11 | Sierra de la Laguna[31][32][33] | Baja California Sur | Sierra de la Laguna | 2090 m 6,857 ft | 1920 m 6,299 ft | 343 km 213 mi |
23.5392°N 109.9542°W |
12 | Sierra la Madera[34] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 3030 m 9,941 ft | 1905 m 6,250 ft | 226 km 140.7 mi |
27.0345°N 102.3922°W |
13 | Cerro la Joya[35] | Querétaro | Sierra Madre Oriental | 2950 m 9,678 ft | 1900 m 6,234 ft | 66.1 km 41.1 mi |
21.4309°N 99.1326°W |
14 | Cerro El Potosí[36][37][38] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3720 m 12,205 ft | 1875 m 6,152 ft | 571 km 355 mi |
24.8719°N 100.2327°W |
15 | Volcán Tancítaro[39][40][41] | Michoacán | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 3840 m 12,598 ft | 1665 m 5,463 ft | 136.3 km 84.7 mi |
19.4166°N 102.3198°W |
16 | Cerro El Centinela[42] | Coahuila | Mexican Plateau | 3122 m 10,243 ft | 1657 m 5,436 ft | 186.9 km 116.1 mi |
25.1359°N 103.2304°W |
17 | Picacho San Onofre[43] (Sierra Peña Nevada) |
Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3550 m 11,647 ft | 1650 m 5,413 ft | 125 km 77.6 mi |
23.8007°N 99.8464°W |
18 | El Aguacate Oeste[44] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 2830 m 9,285 ft | 1650 m 5,413 ft | 57.3 km 35.6 mi |
16.5812°N 95.8035°W |
19 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes[45] | Baja California Sur | Tres Virgenes | 1951 m 6,401 ft | 1626 m 5,335 ft | 340 km 211 mi |
27.4700°N 112.5919°W |
20 | Sierra de Santa Martha[46] | Veracruz | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 1690 m 5,545 ft | 1620 m 5,315 ft | 180.1 km 111.9 mi |
18.3455°N 94.8576°W |
21 | Cerro las Capillas[47] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 2890 m 9,482 ft | 1590 m 5,217 ft | 55.8 km 34.7 mi |
19.5552°N 104.1472°W |
22 | Cerro Zempoaltépetl[48] | Oaxaca | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3420 m 11,220 ft | 1580 m 5,184 ft | 103.2 km 64.1 mi |
17.1324°N 96.0125°W |
23 | Iztaccíhuatl[49][50][51] | México (state) Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5230 m 17,159 ft | 1560 m 5,118 ft | 17.51 km 10.88 mi |
19.1802°N 98.6415°W |
24 | Volcán de Tequila[52][53] | Jalisco | Jalisco | 2930 m 9,613 ft | 1530 m 5,020 ft | 63.4 km 39.4 mi |
20.7872°N 103.8468°W |
25 | Cerro Atravesado[54] (Sierra el Cerro Azul) |
Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 2310 m 7,579 ft | 1510 m 4,954 ft | 109.6 km 68.1 mi |
16.7652°N 94.4514°W |
26 | Sierra del Fraile[55] | Nuevo León | Sierra Madre Oriental | 2310 m 7,579 ft | 1510 m 4,954 ft | 26.2 km 16.26 mi |
25.8645°N 100.6095°W |
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