- Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl citlal(in) = star, and tepētl = mountain), is an active volcano...
- What is the best itinerary to climb the Pico de Orizaba? To climb the Orizaba peak you must first acclimatize because it is a high mountain.
- America’s 3rd highest mountain, el Pico de Orizaba. 5600 god-damn meters. Everest is 8800 meters by comparison. It’s on my list in less than 5 years.
- Planned a trip to climb Pico de Orizaba with Guided Ascent guide Ivan. We got to basecamp and it was pouring rain all night so we couldn’t climb.
- Pico de Orizaba (Volcán Citlaltépetl), México's highest peak and North America's highest volcano, was formed in three stages beginning during the mid-Pleistocene.
- In its history there have been 23 confirmed eruptions and 2 indeterminate ones. Pico de Orizaba is the highest peak and volcano in Mexico and North America.
- The peak and its surrounding areas are encapsulated in the Pico de Orizaba National Park, providing protection for the area’s unique biodiversity and geological...
- Pico de Orizaba is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America after Denali and Mount Logan.
- Volcano Pico de Orizaba, volcano on the border of Veracruz and Puebla states, south-central Mexico. Its name is derived from the Nahuatl for “Star Mountain.”
- It is the second most prominent volcanic peak in the world after Mount Kilimanjaro. Pico de Orizaba is ranked 16th by topographic isolation.
- The Sierra Nevada of Mexico. Pico de Orizaba is the highest summit in the range and the 3rd highest in North America (after Denali and Logan).
- In December 2022 eight of us went to Mexico to climb Pico de Orizaba also known as Citlaltépetl – highest volcano in North America rising to 5,636m (18,491 ft).
- What is the Pico de Orizaba? ... City and Veracruz on the Gulf coast, a short way was built later by the Jesuits to develop colonies at the base of Pico de Orizaba.
