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moderate snow/ice climb. Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl citlal (in) = star, and tepētl = mountain), is an active volcano, the highest mountain in Mexico [1] and third highest in North America, after Denali of United States and Mount Logan of Canada. Pico de Orizaba is also the highest volcano in North America.
The summit of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and México State, is the third highest peak of Mexico. Nevado de Toluca is a stratovolcano in México State. Nevado de Colima is a stratovolcano in Jalisco near the border with Colima. Cofre de Perote is a shield volcano in Veracruz.
National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park, also known as Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park, [a] is a national park in Mexico on the border of the states of México, Puebla, and Morelos. The park protects 39,819.08 hectares (98,395.1 acres), [1] surrounding Mexico's second- and third ...
Popocatépetl (UK: / ˌ p ɒ p ə ˈ k æ t ə p ɛ t əl, ˌ p ɒ p ə k æ t ə ˈ p ɛ t əl / POP-ə-KAT-ə-pet-əl, -kat-ə-PET-əl, US: / ˌ p oʊ p-/ POHP-, Spanish: [popokaˈtepetl] ⓘ; Nahuatl languages: Popōcatepētl [popoːkaˈtepeːt͡ɬ] ⓘ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico.
List of extreme summits of Mexico. Coordinates: 19°01′50″N97°16′11″W. Further information: List of mountain peaks of Mexico. 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 ...
Náhua legends. In Aztec mythology, Iztaccíhuatl was a princess who fell in love with one of her father's warriors, Popocatépetl. The emperor sent Popocatépetl to war in Oaxaca, promising him Iztaccíhuatl as his wife when he returned (which Iztaccíhuatl's father presumed he would not). Iztaccíhuatl was falsely told that Popocatépetl had ...
UTC-5 (Central) Postal codes. 92230–92268 [5] Area code. 785. Website. Official website. Citlaltépetl ( Nahuatl: "star mountain") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 223 kilometres (139 mi) northwest of the state capital of Xalapa and 99 kilometres (62 mi) south of the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas .
Cofre de Perote is a shield volcano, shaped very differently from the stratovolcanic Pico de Orizaba, which lies about 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast. A cofre is a coffer, and the name alludes to a volcanic outcropping on the shield which constitutes the peak of the mountain. To the north is the town of Perote, Veracruz, after which the ...