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List of Ultras of Mexico


The following sortable table comprises the 26 ultra-prominent summits of México. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

Pico de Orizaba exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic prominence, Popocatépetl exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet), and Nevado de Colima exceeds 2500 meters (8202 feet). Seven mountain peaks of México exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), the following 26 ultra-prominent summits exceed 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 42 summits exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.

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.

1. The summit of Pico de Orizaba, a stratovolcano on the border between Puebla and Veracruz, is the highest peak of Mexico.

2. The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano at the junction of Puebla, México, and Morelos, is the second highest peak of México.


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