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Volcán Popocatépetl, Mexico
Prominence: 3033 m, 9951 ft
Elevation: 5413 meters, 17,759 feet
True Isolation: 142.62 km, 88.62 mi
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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Popocatepetl at SummitPost.org
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Lists that contain Volcán Popocatépetl:
Combined USA-Canada-Mexico State/Province High Points
(Rank #5)
North America 14,000-foot Peaks
(Rank #10)
North America Peaks with 2000 meters of Prominence
(Rank #17)
World Drainage Basin High Points over 5000 m high
(Rank #35)
Ultras of North America
(Rank #17)
World Top 100 by Prominence
(Rank #88)
Ultras of Mexico
(Rank #2)
Mexico State High Points
(Rank #3)
Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
Mexico's Volcanoes (Secor)
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
Dynamic Map
Volcán Popocatépetl
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Other Photos
Popocatépetl's cone at sunrise from Iztaccíhuatl (2008-03-26). Photo by
Ben Lostracco
.
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Dan Sherman, Shelley Rogers and Richard Carey at the summit hut, January 18, 1993 (1993-01-18). Photo by
Richard Carey
.
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An erupting Popocatépetl seen from the trail up Iztaccihuatl at 3am under a full moon (2022-11-06). Photo by
Ashley Watson
.
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