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 summit 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 arithmetic mean 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 great-circle distance 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.
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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.
+The 26 ultra-prominent summits of MéxicoRankMountain PeakStateMountain RangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt2Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt3Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt4Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt5Sierra Madre del Sur6Sierra Madre del Sur7Sierra de San Pedro Mártir8Sierra Madre Oriental9Michoacán10Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt11Sierra de la Laguna12Mexican Plateau13Sierra Madre Oriental14Sierra Madre Oriental15Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt16Mexican Plateau17Sierra Madre Oriental18Sierra Madre del Sur19Tres Virgenes20Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt21Jalisco22Sierra Madre de Oaxaca23Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt24Jalisco25Oaxaca26Sierra Madre Oriental
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See also
List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Greenland List of mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of the United States List of mountain peaks of México
List of extreme summits of México List of mountain peaks of Central America List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean Mexico Geography of Mexico :Category:Mountains of Mexico commons:Category:Mountains of Mexico Physical geography Topography Topographic elevation Topographic prominence Topographic isolation
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References
External links
Natural Resources Mexico (NRC) Geographical Names of Mexico @ NRC peakbagger.com peaklist.org summitpost.org World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com