Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba
Elevation:	5,610 metres (18,405 ft)
Latitude:	19° 01′ N
Longitude:	97° 16′ W
Location:	Veracruz, Mexico
Type:	Stratovolcano
First ascent:	1848 by F. Maynard & G. Reynolds
Easiest route:	snow/ice climb

Pico de Orizaba or Citlaltépetl (in English: Orizaba Peak) is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest volcano in the Western Hemisphere. It is located toward the eastern end of the Eje Volcánico Transversal mountain range. Its last eruptions occurred in 1687, 1630, 1613, 1569, 1566, 1545-65? and 1537.

See also

• List of volcanoes
• Geography of Mexico