May 28 2024
Pico de Orizaba | Citlaltépetl 🏔️ Overview Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl, rises above the border between Puebla and Veracruz as the highest mountain in Mexico and the highest volcano in North America. Its traditionally cited elevation of approximately 5,636 meters (18,491 feet) makes it the continent’s third-highest major summit, surpassed only by …
Apr 30 2018
At the top of the list of the world’s most prominent dormant volcanoes, after Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro is Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba, known by its Nahuatl name as Citlaltépetl, meaning “Mountain of the Star.” With a prominence of 16,148 feet (4,922 m) and an elevation estimated at 18,491 feet (5,636 m), Pico de Orizaba is the …
