Volcán Popocatépetl, Mexico

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 5400 - 5420 m     (20-meter closed contour)
Alternate Name(s)	Popo
Highest Summit	Pico Anáhuac
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	19° 1' 21'' N; 98° 37' 40'' W 19.022472, -98.627807 (Dec Deg) 539168E 2103355N Zone 14 (UTM)
Country	Mexico
State/Province	México (Highest Point) Morelos (Highest Point) Puebla
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The white snows of Popo rise above Tlamacas Lodge, in this picture from before the recent eruptive cycle began in 1994.
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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 3020 m/9909 ft Optimistic Prominence: 3060 m/10,039 ft Key Col: 2380 m/7808 ft  (20 meter contour) Col elevation in range between 2360 and 2380 meters.     Key Col Lat/Long: 19° 35' 26'' N; 97° 16' 5'' W     Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps   MSN/Encarta   Google Maps
Isolation	142.96 km/88.83 mi Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Pico de Orizaba  (E) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Central Mexican Ranges Range3: Cordillera Neovolcanica Range4: Central Neovolcanica (Highest Point) Range5: Popo-Izta Range (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Balsas (HP) Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Parque nacional Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl (Highest Point)
First Ascent	October, 1520 Diego de Ordaz
Route #1	Snow Climb: Las Cruces Trailhead: Tlamacas Lodge (Paved Road) 3947 m/12,949 ft Vertical Gain: 1453 m/4768 ft Distance (one way): 4.99 km/3.1 mi
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Other Photos

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

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