Citlaltépetl volcano

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Citlaltépetl volcano, also known as Pico de Orizaba, is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America, renowned for its prominent snow-capped stratovolcano peak.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pico de Orizaba volcano 2
Citlaltépetl volcano canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated peak ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pico de Orizaba ⓘ
Volcán Pico de Orizaba ⓘ
linked to: Pico de Orizaba
continent North America ⓘ
coordinates approx. 19.03°N 97.27°W ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
craterDiameter approximately 500 m ⓘ
elevation 18491 ft ⓘ
5636 m ⓘ
etymology from Nahuatl meaning Star Mountain ⓘ
firstAscent 16th century (recorded by Spanish climbers) ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
hasGlacier Jamapa Glacier ⓘ
Yes ⓘ
hasNationalParkStatus Pico de Orizaba National Park ⓘ
hasSnowCap Yes ⓘ
hazardPotential dormant but potentially active volcano ⓘ
highestPointOf Mexico ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
isVolcanic Yes ⓘ
lastEruption 1846 ⓘ
listedIn Seven Volcanic Summits (North America representative) ⓘ
Ultras of North America ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory State of Puebla ⓘ
State of Veracruz ⓘ
locatedNear Ciudad Serdán ⓘ
city of Orizaba ⓘ
town of Tlachichuca ⓘ
mountainRange Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
popularFor glacier trekking ⓘ
high-altitude climbing ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
prominence 16148 ft ⓘ
4922 m ⓘ
protectedArea Pico de Orizaba National Park ⓘ
ranking highest mountain in Mexico ⓘ
third highest peak in North America ⓘ
summitClimate alpine ⓘ
summitFeature crater ⓘ
topographicIsolation 1100 km ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pico de Orizaba region → contains → Citlaltépetl volcano ⓘ
Pico de Orizaba National Park → locatedOn → Pico de Orizaba volcano ⓘ
linked to: Citlaltépetl volcano
Calcahualco → locatedNear → Pico de Orizaba volcano ⓘ
linked to: Citlaltépetl volcano