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Popo-Izta Range

Range Type	Area dominanted by a single large peak
Highest Point	Volcán Popocatépetl (5413 m/17,759 ft)
Countries	Mexico
States/Provinces	Puebla (43%), México (31%), Morelos (16%), Tlaxcala (6%), Hidalgo (3%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	7,076 sq km / 2,732 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	159 km / 99 mi North-South 80 km / 49 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	19° 7' N; 98° 37' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Popo-Izta Range
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Central Neovolcanica	Level 4 (Parent)
Popo-Izta Range	Level 5

Major Peaks of the Popo-Izta Range

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Volcán Popocatépetl	5413	17,759
2.	Volcán Iztaccíhuatl	5213	17,103
3.	Pico el Fraile	5000+	16,404+
4.	Izta Norte	4660+	15,289+
5.	Cerro Tláloc	4158	13,642
6.	Cerro Telapón	4060+	13,320+
7.	Cerro Altzomoni	4033+	13,232+
8.	Cerro Tehuistle	4030+	13,222+
9.	Cerro Tlamacas	4020+	13,189+
10.	Cerro Venacho	3980+	13,058+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Popo-Izta Range

Volcán Popocatépetl The white snows of Popo rise above Tlamacas Lodge, in this picture from before the recent eruptive cycle began in 1994 (1993-01).	Volcán Iztaccíhuatl The summit area of Iztaccíhuatl holds a large, flat snowfield at 5200 meters elevation (2012-01-13). Click here for larger-size photo.
Iztaccíhuatl-Las Rodillas Ixta route planning (2014-04-24). Photo by Ted Bauer. Click here for larger-size photo.

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