Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba, also known as: Citlaltépetl (in Nahuatl: Sitlaltepetl ‘estrella-monte-ABS’‘Monte de la Estrella), is a Mexican stratovolcano[4] located between the states of Puebla and Veracruz and is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third in North America, below Denali in Alaska and Mount Logan in Canada, and It is the highest volcano in this latter.[5][6][7][8][9]
[[Image: |280px]]Aerial view of Volcano | |
| Elevation | 5,636 m (18,491 ft)[1] |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 4,922 m (16,148 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Logan[3] |
| Listing | |
| Location | |
| Location | Veracruz, Mexico |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1846 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1848 by F. Maynard & William F. Raynolds |
| Easiest route | moderate snow/ice climb |
Its last eruption was in 1846 to remain currently in its dormant state, it is the second highest volcanic peak in the world below the Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, it is also the only volcano in the world with Frozen Lava inside.[10]
Pico De Orizaba Media
The main peaks and glaciers of Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba looking south from atop Cofre de Perote
View across caldera of Pico de Orizaba, Mexico. This image taken close to the top of Glaciar Este on the infrequently undertaken circumnavigation of the crater rim.
View of the standard route from the Stone Hut (Piedra Grande), shown in the bottom left of this photo - November 2007
Traverse of steep slope above Glacier Este during circumnavigation of crater rim. November 2008
References
- ↑ The elevation given by INEGI mapping is 5,611 m. Higher elevations are given by various other authorities (including 5,747 m by the National Geographic Society).
- ↑ "Mexico Ultras". See also Note #1. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ↑ "Pico de Orizaba". Peakbagger.com.
- ↑ "An Altitude Tutorial". International Society for Mountain Medicine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, ed. (2005). "Relieve - Puebla". Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), ed. (2005). "Elevaciones principales - Puebla". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "Cuáles son los tres volcanes más altos de América del Norte y América del Sur - Brainly.lat". brainly.lat (in español). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ David Tuggy. "Istaktepetl - The Pico de Puebla". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Montañas más Prominentes del Mundo". Costa Rica Trekking. 2018-04-24. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "El Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba se ubica en territorio del estado de Puebla, precisa el INEGI". Aristegui Noticias. Retrieved 25 March 2022.