List of volcanoes in Mexico

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This list of volcanoes in Mexico compiles active and extinct volcanoes in Mexico according to information from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (see L. Siebert, T. Simkin 2002 ). The altitude information can vary slightly depending on the source.

In central Mexico, precipitation falls as snow at altitudes of around 3000 m in winter, which mostly disappears again within a few days; a snow cap can only be seen all year round in the mountains above 5000 m. At the mountain peaks below this limit, the snow melts completely in spring, but at the latest in summer.

image	Surname	Volcanic field	State	Volcano type	Height [m]	Coordinates	Last outbreak
	El Aguajito		Baja California	Caldera	1300	27 ° 36′00 ″  N , 112 ° 32′00 ″  W.	0.5 ± 0.04 Ma BP
	Los Atlixcos		Veracruz	Shield volcano	800	19 ° 48 ′ 32 "  N , 096 ° 31 ′ 35"  W.	unknown
	Los Azufres		Michoacan	Caldera	3400	19 ° 51′00 ″  N , 100 ° 38′00 ″  W.	26 ka BP
	Bárcena		Colima	Ash cone	332	19 ° 18′00 ″  N , 110 ° 49′00 ″  W.	1953
	Cerro Las Cabras	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone		19 ° 49 ′ 34 "  N , 101 ° 53 ′ 37"  W.	> 40 ka BP
	Ceboruco		Nayarit	Stratovolcano	2280	21 ° 07 ′ 30 ″  N , 104 ° 30 ′ 30 ″  W.	1875
	Cerro El Jabalí	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone	2240	19 ° 26'56 "  N , 102 ° 06'40"  W.	1880 BC Chr. ± 150 years
	Cerro Prieto		Baja California	Lava dome	223	32 ° 25 ′ 06 ″  N , 115 ° 18 ′ 18 ″  W.	unknown
	Cerro Chichinautzin	Chichinautzin	Morelos , Mexico City	Shield volcano	3470	19 ° 05 ′ 20 ″  N , 099 ° 07 ′ 48 ″  W.	AD 200 ± 100 years
	Cerro Mohinora		Chihuahua	Extinct volcano	3300	25 ° 57 ′ 22 ″  N , 107 ° 02 ′ 52 ″  W.	unknown
	El Chichón		Chiapas	Lava domes	1150	17 ° 21 ′ 36 ″  N , 093 ° 13 ′ 40 ″  W.	1982
	Cofre de Perote		Veracruz	Shield volcanoes	4282	19 ° 29 ′ 30 ″  N , 097 ° 09 ′ 00 ″  W.	1150 ± 100 years
	Colima		Colima , Jalisco	Stratovolcanoes	3850	19 ° 30 ′ 50 ″  N , 103 ° 37 ′ 00 ″  W.	2010 (still active)
		Comondú-La Purísima	Baja California Sur		780	26 ° 00 ′ 00 ″  N , 111 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  W.	unknown
	Coronado		Baja California	Stratovolcano	440	29 ° 05'00 "  N , 113 ° 30'48"  W.	unknown
	Cuauhtzin	Chichinautzin	Mexico city	Shield volcano	3510	19 ° 09'00 "  N , 099 ° 07'12"  W.	5840 BC Chr. ± 500 years
	Las Cumbres		Puebla	Stratovolcano	3940	19 ° 09'00 "  N , 097 ° 16'00"  W.	3920 BC Chr. ± 50 years
		Durango volcanic field	Durango	Cinder cone	2075	24 ° 09′00 ″  N , 104 ° 27′00 ″  W.	unknown
		La Gloria volcanic field	Puebla	Cinder cone	3500	19 ° 20'00 "  N , 097 ° 15'00"  W.	unknown
	Guadalupe		Baja California	Shield volcano	1100	29 ° 04'00 "  N , 118 ° 17'00"  W.	unknown
	Hoyo el Huanillo	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone	unknown	19 ° 41'02 "  N , 101 ° 59'06"  W.	7350 BC Chr. ± 300 years
	Los humeros		Puebla	Calderas	3150	19 ° 41′00 ″  N , 097 ° 27′00 ″  W.	unknown
	Isla Isabel		Nayarit	Ash cone	95	21 ° 50 ′ 54 ″  N , 105 ° 53 ′ 10 ″  W.	unknown
	Iztaccíhuatl		Puebla , Mexico	Stratovolcano	5230	19 ° 10 ′ 44 "  N , 098 ° 38 ′ 30"  W.	unknown
		Jaraguay volcanic field	Baja California	Cinder cone	960	29 ° 20′00 ″  N , 114 ° 30′00 ″  W.	unknown
	Jocotitlán		México	Stratovolcano	3900	19 ° 44′00 ″  N , 099 ° 45′30 ″  W.	1270 ± 75 years
	El Jorullo	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone	1330	18 ° 58 ′ 19 ″  N , 101 ° 43 ′ 05 ″  W.	1774
	Malinche		Puebla , Tlaxcala	Stratovolcano	4461	19 ° 13 ′ 51 ″  N , 098 ° 01 ′ 55 ″  W.	1170 BC Chr. ± 50 years
		Mascota volcanic field	Jalisco	Cinder cone	2560	20 ° 37 ′ 00 ″  N , 104 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  W.	unknown
	Cerro El Metate	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Shield volcano	2900	19 ° 32 ′ 20 "  N , 101 ° 59 ′ 35"  W.	2750 BC Chr. ± 200 years
	La Mina	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone		19 ° 42 ′ 45 ″  N , 101 ° 26 ′ 02 ″  W.	15220 BC Chr. ± 400 years
		Naolinco volcanic field	Veracruz	Cinder and ash cones	2000	19 ° 40′00 ″  N , 096 ° 45′00 ″  W.	1200 BC Chr. ± 100 years
	Nevado de Toluca		México	Stratovolcano	4680	19 ° 06 ′ 30 ″  N , 099 ° 45 ′ 30 ″  W.	approx. 1350 BC Chr.
	Papayo		México	Lava dome	3600	19 ° 18 ′ 30 ″  N , 098 ° 42 ′ 00 ″  W.	unknown
	Paricutín	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone	2800	19 ° 29 ′ 35 ″  N , 102 ° 15 ′ 04 ″  W.	1952
	Pelado	Chichinautzin	Mexico city	Shield volcano	3620	19 ° 09 ′ 00 ″  N , 099 ° 13 ′ 01 ″  W.	7930 BC Chr. ± 500 years
	Cerro Pelon	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone		19 ° 17 ′ 52 "  N , 101 ° 54 ′ 47"  W.	0.37 ± 0.05 Ma BP
	Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba)		Puebla , Veracruz	Stratovolcano	5675	19 ° 01 ′ 48 ″  N , 097 ° 16 ′ 05 ″  W.	1846
		Pinacate peaks	Sonora		1200	31 ° 46 ′ 21 ″  N , 113 ° 29 ′ 54 ″  W.	unknown
	Popocatépetl		México , Puebla , Morelos	Stratovolcano	5426	19 ° 01 ′ 24 ″  N , 098 ° 37 ′ 20 ″  W.	2020
	El Pueblito	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone		19 ° 49 ′ 29 ″  N , 101 ° 55 ′ 24 ″  W.	29.0 ± 3.3 ka BP
	Punta Púlpito		Baja California Sur	Lava dome	unknown	26 ° 31′00 ″  N , 111 ° 28′30 ″  W.	0.5 Ma BP
		San Borja volcanic field	Baja California	Cinder cone	1360	28 ° 30′00 ″  N , 113 ° 45′00 ″  W.	unknown
	Isla San Luis		Baja California	Ash cone	180	29 ° 58′00 ″  N , 114 ° 24′00 ″  W.	unknown
	San Martín	Sierra de los Tuxtlas	Veracruz	Shield volcano	1650	18 ° 34'00 "  N , 095 ° 12'00"  W.	1796
		San Quintin volcanic field	Baja California	Cinder cone	260	30 ° 28 ′ 04 "  N , 115 ° 59 ′ 47"  W.	unknown
	Sangangüey		Nayarit	Stratovolcano	2340	21 ° 27′00 ″  N , 104 ° 44′00 ″  W.	unknown
		Serdán-Oriental	Puebla	Ash cone	3485	19 ° 16′00 ″  N , 097 ° 28′00 ″  W.	unknown
	Sierra la Primavera		Jalisco	Caldera	2270	20 ° 37'00 "  N , 103 ° 31'00"  W.	30 ka BP
	Sierra Negra (Tliltépetl)		Puebla	Cinder cone	4621	18 ° 59 ′ 09 ″  N , 097 ° 18 ′ 53 ″  W.	unknown
	Monte Evermann , Socorro		Colima	Shield volcano	1050	18 ° 47'00 "  N , 110 ° 57'00"  W.	1994
	Tacaná		Chiapas	Stratovolcano	4060	15 ° 07 ′ 48 ″  N , 092 ° 06 ′ 45 ″  W.	1986
	Cerro la Taza	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Michoacan	Cinder cone	2340	19 ° 31 '34 "  N , 101 ° 43' 30"  W.	6480 BC Chr. ± 300 years
	Cerro Tetépetl	Chichinautzin	México	Lava cone	2910	19 ° 06'00 "  N , 099 ° 37'48"  W.	7290 BC Chr. ± 1000 years
	Tezontle	Chichinautzin	México	Cinder cone	2940	19 ° 02′00 ″  N , 099 ° 28′00 ″  W.	19910 BC Chr. ± 540 years
	Volcán Tlaloc	Chichinautzin	Mexico city	Shield volcano	3690	19 ° 06 ′ 32 ″  N , 099 ° 01 ′ 48 ″  W.	4250 BC Chr. ± 75 years
	Isla Tortuga		Baja California Sur	Shield volcano	210	27 ° 26′00 ″  N , 111 ° 53′00 ″  W.	unknown
	Tres Cruces	Chichinautzin	México	Cinder cone	2960	19 ° 06′00 ″  N , 099 ° 28′48 ″  W.	7370 BC Chr. ± 300 years
	Tres Vírgenes		Baja California	Stratovolcanoes	1940	27 ° 28 ′ 11 "  N , 112 ° 35 ′ 28"  W.	unknown
	Xitle	Chichinautzin	Mexico city	Cinder cone	3128	19 ° 14 ′ 28 ″  N , 099 ° 13 ′ 16 ″  W.	AD 400 ± 100 years
	Zitácuaro-Valle de Bravo		Michoacan	Caldera	3500	19 ° 24′00 ″  N , 100 ° 15′00 ″  W.	3050 BC Chr. ± 1000 years

See also

• List of volcanoes

literature

• L. Siebert, T. Simkin (2002): Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. ( Mexico's volcanoes, online list ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hasenaka, T. and Carmichael, ISE, 1985. The cinder cones of Michoacán-Guanajuato, central Mexico: their age, volume and distribution, and magma discharge rate. J. Volc. Geothermal. Res., 25: 105-124. Online version (PDF; 1.1 MB)
2. ^ Siebe S., Rodriguez-Lara V., Schaaf P., Abrams M., 2004. Radiocarbon ages of Holocene Pelado, Guespalapa, and Chichinautzin scoria cones, south of Mexico City: implications for archeology and future hazards. Bull. Volc., 66: 203-225. Online version (PDF; 1.8 MB)