Volcán Popocatépetl, Mexico

Local or Alternate Name(s)	Nickname/Informal: Popo
Highest Summit	Pico Anáhuac
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	19° 1' 21'' N, 98° 37' 41'' W 19.02254, -98.628014 (Dec Deg) 539146 E 2103363 N, Zone 14 (UTM)
Country	Mexico
State/Province	Puebla Morelos (Highest Point) México (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 64      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 57) Selected Trip Reports:      1979-01-02 by Petter Bjørstad      1985-12-28 by Tom Lopez      1987-04-24 by David Olson      1989-01 by Rob Hiemstra      1989-04-29 by David Olson      1989-12-28 by Eric John Behnke      1990-01-11 by Paul McClellan      1991-01-15 by Eric John Behnke      1991-02-08 by Jonathan Wunrow      1992-01-23 by John Havranek (Unsuccessful)      1993-01-13 by Greg Slayden (Unsuccessful)
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The white snows of Popo rise above Tlamacas Lodge, in this picture from before the recent eruptive cycle began in 1994 (1993-01).
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 3033 m/9951 ft   Optimistic Prominence: 3053 m/10,016 ft   Line Parent: Pico de Orizaba   Key Col: Erúndia    2380 m/7808 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 142.62 km/88.62 mi    Isolation Limit Point: 19.03, -97.2733 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Pico de Orizaba  (E)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Central Mexican Ranges Range3: Cordillera Neovolcanica Range4: Central Neovolcanica (Highest Point) Range5: Popo-Izta Range (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Balsas (HP) Pacific-Central America/Mexico Pacific Ocean Popo Crater (HP) Internal Drainage-N.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage
Ownership	Land: Parque nacional Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl (Highest Point)
Topo Map	Huejotzingo E14B42 1:50,000
First Ascent	October, 1520     de Ordaz, Diego
Route #1	Snow Climb: Las Cruces Trailhead: Tlamacas Lodge (Paved Road) 3947 m/12,949 ft Vertical Gain: 1466 m/4810 ft Distance (one way): 4.99 km/3.1 mi
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

Popocatépetl's cone at sunrise from Iztaccíhuatl (2008-03-26). Photo by Ben Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.

Dan Sherman, Shelley Rogers and Richard Carey at the summit hut, January 18, 1993 (1993-01-18). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.

An erupting Popocatépetl seen from the trail up Iztaccihuatl at 3am under a full moon (2022-11-06). Photo by Ashley Watson. Click here for larger-size photo.

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