Mountains Worldwide

Popocatepetl

Popocatepetl ( 5452m )

- the second highest mountain in Mexico

( after Pico de Orizaba ).

Popocatepetl is a snow-capped volcano. 

It is named "Smoking Mountain" by the Aztecs.

Popocatépetl from Iztaccíhuatl.

Popocatépetl

Popocatépetl

Popocatépetl

Iztaccihuatl ( 5,230m, 17,160 ft )

Iztaccíhuatl ( Ixtaccíhuatl ), is a  dormant volcanic mountain.

It is the third highest in Mexico,

after Pico de Orizaba 5,636m (18,491 ft)

and Popocatépetl 5,426m (17,802 ft).

The name "Iztaccíhuatl" means "White woman",

reflecting the four individual snow-capped peaks

which depict the head, chest, knees and feet

of a sleeping female when seen from east or west.

Iztaccíhuatl lies to the north of Popocatépetl,

and is connected by the high altitude Paso de Cortés.

Iztaccihuatl

Location Map of the Major Volcanoes

in Mexico

Pico de Orizaba