Pico de Orizaba

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Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba, looking northwest from Fortn de las

Flores, Veracruz
Elevation 5,636 m (18,491 ft)[1][2]
[3]
Prominence 4,922 m (16,148 ft)
Ranked 7th

Parent peak Mount Logan[4]

Volcanic Seven Summits
Seven Third Summits
Country high point
Listing
Ultra
Location

Pico de Orizaba

Location

Mexico
Veracruz-Puebla, Mexico

190148N
Coordinates 971612WCoordinates:
190148N 971612W

Geology
Stratovolcano

Type
Volcanic
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
arc/belt
Last eruption 1846
Climbing
1848 by F. Maynard & William F.
First ascent
Raynolds
Easiest route moderate snow/ice climb
The Pico de Orizaba or Citlaltpetl (from Nahuatl citlal(in) = star, and teptl =
mountain), is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in
North America, after Mount McKinley of the United States, and Mount Logan of
Canada. It rises 5,636 metres (18,491 ft) above sea level in the eastern end of the TransMexican Volcanic Belt, on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla. The
volcano is currently dormant but not extinct with the last eruption taking place during
the 19th century. It is the second most prominent volcanic peak in the world after
Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.

Contents

1 Toponymy
2 Topography
3 Glaciers
4 Climate
5 Geology
6 Geography
7 History
8 Climbing and recreation
9 See also
10 Footnotes
11 References
12 External links