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Mexico State High Points

RankStatePeak Name Elev-M Range Name
1.PueblaPico de Orizaba5636 Cordillera Neovolcanica
1.VeracruzPico de Orizaba5636 Cordillera Neovolcanica
3.MéxicoVolcán Popocatépetl5400+Cordillera Neovolcanica
3.MorelosVolcán Popocatépetl5400+Cordillera Neovolcanica
5.TlaxcalaVolcán La Malinche4420+Cordillera Neovolcanica
6.JaliscoNevado de Colima4260+Cordillera Neovolcanica
7.ChiapasVolcán Tacaná4067 Chiapas Ranges
8.Distrito FederalCerro Ajusco3930 Cordillera Neovolcanica
9.MichoacánCerro Tancítaro3840 Cordillera Neovolcanica
10.ColimaVolcán de Colima3820+Cordillera Neovolcanica
11.OaxacaCerro Nube Flan3750 Sierra Madre del Sur
12.CoahuilaCerro San Rafael3700 Sierra Madre Oriental
12.Nuevo LeónSierra de la Marta3700 Sierra Madre Oriental
14.GuerreroCerro Teotepec3540+Sierra Madre del Sur
15.HidalgoCerro Peñón del Rosario3440 Cordillera Neovolcanica
16.TamaulipasSierra El Borrado3420 Sierra Madre Oriental
17.GuanajuatoCerro El Zamorano3360 Mexican Plateau
17.QuerétaroCerro El Zamorano3360 Mexican Plateau
19.DurangoCerro Gordo3340+Sierra Madre Occidental
20.ChihuahuaCerro Mohinora3300+Sierra Madre Occidental
21.ZacatecasEl Refugio3200 Mexican Plateau
22.San Luis PotosíCerro Grande3180 Mexican Plateau
23.Baja CaliforniaPicacho del Diablo3100+Baja California
24.AguascalientesSierra Fría3050 Sierra Madre Occidental
25.SinaloaCerro Alto Tapanco2920 Sierra Madre Occidental
26.NayaritNayarit High Point2780 Sierra Madre Occidental
27.SonoraCerro San Jose2700+Mexican Plateau
28.Baja California SurSierra La Laguna High Point2080+Baja California
29.TabascoTabasco High Point1200 Chiapas Ranges
30.CampecheCerro Champerico390 Yucatan
31.Quintana RooCerro El Charro230 Yucatan
32.YucatánCerro Benito Juaréz210 Yucatan

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List Description

There are 31 States in Mexico, plus the Distrito Federal of Mexico City, for a total of 32 state equivalents. Owing to the state of mapping in Mexico, many of these peaks on this list are tentative and not particularly precise. Relatively good 1:50,000 topo maps exist for the country, but they do not always show the state lines very well.

Sources:

  • Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1991 by Andy Martin. An excellent source, with "Certainty" ratings for each peak as to whether or not it is the high point.
  • My own research, checking, and judgement calls.
  • Internet sites listed below.
  • Links

         Mexico State High Points
         XPMexico--Mountains of Mexico

     


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