Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba, also known as: Citlaltépetl (in Nahuatl: Sitlaltepetl ‘estrella-monte-ABS’‘Monte de la Estrella), is a Mexican stratovolcano  located between the states of Puebla and Veracruz and is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third in North America, below Denali in Alaska and Mount Logan in Canada, and It is the highest volcano.


Its last eruption was in 1846. Currently it is in a dormant state, it is the second highest volcanic peak in the world below  Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, it is also the only volcano in the world with Frozen Lava inside.

 References 

 Other websites 

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

Category:Volcanoes of Mexico
Category:Mountains of Mexico