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Mountains of Mexico

Peaks listed
52
5,636 m
highest
3
ranges
14
volcanoes

The highest point in Mexico is Pico de Orizaba at 5,636 m. Every peak we list for Mexico is linked below.

Largest range
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
14 peaks listed
With prominence data
19
of 52 peaks
Median elevation
3,930 m
Across every listed peak

The 49 highest

Subsidiary summits — named high points on a larger mountain — are omitted, so ranks may skip.

The highest mountains in this country, by elevation
#PeakRangeElevation
1Pico de OrizabaTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt5,636 m
2PopocatépetlTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt5,426 m
3Iztaccihuatl volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt5,230 m
5Volcán Nevado de Toluca volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt4,680 m
6Pico El Fraile—4,645 m
7Sierra Negra—4,580 m
8Volcán La Malinche volcano—4,462 m
9Tehuicicone—4,400 m
10Cerro Colorado—4,397 m
11Volcán de ColimaTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt4,330 m
13Cerro Prieto—4,299 m
14Cerro Cofre de Perote volcano—4,282 m
15Nevado de ColimaTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt4,237 m
16Cerro Altzomoni—4,200 m
17Mount TlalocTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt4,151 m
18Cerro Chichimeco—4,142 m
19El Mirador—4,120 m
20Cerro el Tecomale—4,117 m
21Volcán Tacaná volcanoSierra Madre de Chiapas4,110 m
22Ventorrillo—4,081 m
24TelapónTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt4,063 m
25Tlamacas—4,012 m
26Ajusco volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt3,930 m
27Cerro Jocotitlán volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt3,900 m
28Cerro Nube—3,714 m
29Cerro PotosíSierra Madre Oriental3,713 m
30Cerro de la VigaSierra Madre Oriental3,600 m
31Cerro el Centinela—3,122 m
32Volcan de Tequila volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt3,000 m
33Las Conchas—2,892 m
34Volcán Parícutin volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt2,800 m
35Quinceo—2,787 m
36Pico de Teyra—2,783 m
37Sierra Fría—2,675 m
38Cerro Tía ChenaSierra Madre Oriental2,625 m
39El Huehuentón—2,529 m
40Volcán El Ceboruco volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt2,221 m
41Peña de Bernal—2,220 m
42Volcán Sangangüey volcanoTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt2,136 m
43Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes volcano—1,919 m
44Cerro de la SillaSierra Madre Oriental1,820 m
45Espinazo del Diablo—1,765 m
46Volcán San Martín volcano—1,667 m
47Sierra San MiguelSierra Madre Oriental1,347 m
48Cerro Bola—1,279 m
49Cerro Giganta—1,208 m
50Cerro La FloridaSierra Madre Oriental1,134 m
51Volcan El Chichonal volcanoSierra Madre de Chiapas1,025 m
52Cerro del Topo ChicoSierra Madre Oriental1,000 m

All peaks by range

All 52 peaks we list in Mexico.

Not assigned to a range 29
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 14

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Sierra Madre Oriental 7

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Sierra Madre de Chiapas 2

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Elevation from GeoNames — surveyed where available, otherwise modelled and labelled approximate on each peak’s page. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames for Pico de Orizaba.