Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, Mexico

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 5220 - 5240 m     (20-meter closed contour)
Alternate Name(s)	Izta; Ixta
Highest Summit	Pecho
Subpeaks	Iztaccíhuatl-Las Rodillas (5100 m/16,732 ft) Iztaccíhuatl-Cabeza (5080 m/16,667 ft) Iztaccíhuatl-Los Pies (4700 m/15,420 ft) Ilamatzin (4120 m/13,517 ft)
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	19° 10' 49'' N; 98° 38' 29'' W 19.180153, -98.641463 (Dec Deg) 537695E 2120800N Zone 14 (UTM)
This peak has 2 other candidate high point areas: Area Elevation Map Name Map View South Summit 5218 East Summit 5218
Country	Mexico
State/Province	México
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Volcán Iztaccíhuatl":      Wikipedia Search      Microsoft Bing Search      Google Search      Yahoo Search Lists that contain Volcán Iztaccíhuatl:      North America 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #14) Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:        Mexico's Volcanoes (Secor) Selected Trip Reports from this site:      1991-02-12 by Jonathan Wunrow      1993-01-14 by Greg Slayden (Unsuccessful)      1995-05-05 by Tim Boelter (Unsuccessful)      1999-12-25 by Jan Triska      2001-12-09 by Dennis Stewart (Unsuccessful)      2007-01-02 by Christian Rodriguez      2008-03-26 by Ben Lostracco      2009-11-19 by Adam Walker (Unsuccessful)      2012-01-13 by Rob Woodall (GPS Track)      2012-01-13 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)      2012-02-16 by David Howells View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members. Nearby Peak Searches:      Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Volcán Iztaccíhuatl      Elevation Ladder from Volcán Iztaccíhuatl      Prominence Ladder from Volcán Iztaccíhuatl

The summit area of Iztaccíhuatl holds a large, flat snowfield at 5200 meters elevation.
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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 1540 m/5053 ft Optimistic Prominence: 1580 m/5183 ft Key Col: Paso de Cortés 3680 m/12,073 ft  (20 meter contour) Col elevation in range between 3660 and 3680 meters.     Key Col Lat/Long: 19° 5' 11'' N; 98° 38' 48'' W     Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps   MSN/Encarta   Google Maps
Isolation	17.51 km/10.88 mi Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Volcán Popocatépetl  (S) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Central Mexican Ranges Range3: Cordillera Neovolcanica Range4: Central Neovolcanica Range5: Popo-Izta Range
Drainage Basins	Minor Streams of Mexico Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Parque nacional Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl
First Ascent	November, 1889 James de Salis
Route #1	Snow Climb Trailhead: La Joya 3947 m/12,949 ft Vertical Gain: 1273 m/4177 ft
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Other Photos

From Popo and the south, Izta looks more like a normal volcano, instead of the classic "sleeping lady" profile from the west.

Popocatépetl's cone at sunrise from Iztaccíhuatl. Photo courtesy of Ben Lostracco. Click here for original larger-size photo.

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