Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba, leukin northwast frae Fortín de las Flores, Veracruz
Heichest pynt
Elevation	5,636 m (18,491 ft)
Prominence	4,922 m (16,148 ft)  Ranked 7t
Isolation	2,690 kilometre (1,670 mi)
Paurent peak	Moont Logan
Leetin	Warld maist prominent peaks 7th warld maist isolated peaks 16th Seiven Third Summits 3rd Volcanic Seven Summits 4th Kintra heich pynts 20th North Americae highest peaks 3rd North Americae prominent 3rd Mexico heichest major peaks 1st
Coordinates	19°01′48″N 97°16′12″W
Geografie
Pico de Orizaba Mexico
Location	Veracruz-Puebla, Mexico
Geology
Muntain teep	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	1846
Climbing
First ascent	1848 by F. Maynard & William F. Raynolds
Easiest route	moderate snaw/ice climb

The Pico de Orizaba or Citlaltépetl (frae Nahuatl citlal(in) = starn, an tepētl = moontain), is a stratovolcano, the heichest moontain in Mexico an the third heichest in North Americae, efter Moont McKinley o the Unitit States, an Moont Logan o Canadae. It rises 5,636 metre (18,491 ft) abuin sea level in the eastren end o the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, on the border atween the states o Veracruz an Puebla. The volcano is currently dormant but nae extinct, wi the last eruption takin place durin the 19th century. It is the seicont maist prominent volcanic peak in the warld aifter Africae's Moont Kilimanjaro.

References

• "Pico de Orizaba". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
• Yarza de la Torre, Esperanza (1971). Volcanes de México. Aguilar. pp. 237 pp. (in Spanish)
• Secor, R. J. (2001). Mexico's Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books. pp. 160 pp. ISBN 0-89886-798-3.

Freemit airtins

• Equipment List to climb Pico de Orizaba
• Pico de Orizaba on Summitpost.com
• Pico de Orizaba - ascent route description