The following sortable table comprises the 26 ultra-prominent summits of México. Each of these peaks has at least of topographic prominence.This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least of topographic prominence. The

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of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: #The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the

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is shown. #The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.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, away. #The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the

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to its nearest point of equal elevation. Pico de Orizaba exceeds of topographic prominence, Popocatépetl exceeds , and Nevado de Colima exceeds . Seven mountain peaks of México exceed , the following 26 ultra-prominent summits exceed , and 42 summits exceed of topographic prominence. __TOC__

Ultra-prominent summits

Of these 26 ultra-prominent summits of Mexico, four are located in Puebla, four in Oaxaca, four in Nuevo León, three in México, three in Jalisco, two in Veracruz, two in Michoacán, two in Baja California Sur, two in Coahuila, and one each in Morelos, Guerrero, Baja California, Tlaxcala, and Querétaro. Four of these peaks lie on a state border.

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Pico Orizaba1.jpg, 1. The

of Pico de Orizaba, a

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...

on the border between

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

and Veracruz, is the highest peak of Mexico. Mexico-Popocatepetl.jpg, 2. The

of Volcán Popocatépetl, a

at the junction of

, México, and

Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...

, is the second highest peak of México. Colima volcano.jpg, 3. Nevado de Colima is a

in Colima. Nevado de Toluca.jpg, 4.

Nevado de Toluca Nevado de Toluca () is a stratovolcano in central Mexico, located about west of Mexico City near the city of Toluca. It is the fourth highest of Mexico's peaks, after Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. The volcano and the area ar ...

is a

in México. MountainIztaccihuatlMexico01.jpg, 23. The

of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, a

on the border between

and México, is the third highest peak of México.

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Natural Resources Mexico (NRC)

Geographical Names of Mexico @ NRCpeakbagger.compeaklist.orgsummitpost.orgWorld Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com
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