Cofre de Perote

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Cofre de Perote is a prominent stratovolcano in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its distinctive coffer-shaped summit and high-altitude national park.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cofre de Perote canonical 3
Chest of Perote 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
protected area
stratovolcano
administrativeRegion State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz
alsoKnownAs Naucampatepetl
linked to: Nauhcampatépetl

Nauhcampatépetl
category Mountains of Veracruz
linked to: Los Tuxtlas

National parks of Mexico
Volcanoes of Mexico
climate high-altitude alpine climate on upper slopes
country Mexico
elevation approximately 14048 feet
approximately 4282 meters
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasCommunicationTowers yes
hasRoadAccess yes
hasSnowInWinter occasionally
hasViewOf Gulf of Mexico coastal plain
linked to: Gulf Coastal Plain

Pico de Orizaba summit
linked to: Pico de Orizaba
isImportantFor biodiversity conservation
regional water catchment
isPartOf Cofre de Perote National Park
isVolcanicNeighborOf La Malinche
Pico de Orizaba
lastEruption prehistoric times
locatedIn Veracruz
eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
municipality of Perote
locatedNear Xalapa
mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
nameMeaning coffer of Perote
prominence major peak of eastern Mexico
protectedSince 1937
protectedStatus national park
relativeLocation northwest of Xalapa
west of Veracruz city
summitAccessibility reachable by vehicle close to summit
summitShape coffer-shaped
typicalActivities camping
hiking
mountaineering
vegetation fir forest
high-altitude grassland
pine forest
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Referenced by (4)

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

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt contains Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote nameMeaning Chest of Perote
subject linked to: Cofre de Perote volcano
linked to: Cofre de Perote