Citlaltépetl

Ci·tlal·té·petl

C0372500 (sē′tläl-tā′pĕt-l) See Pico de Orizaba.

Citlaltépetl

(ˌsiːtlɑːlˈteɪpɛtəl) n (Placename) a volcano in SE Mexico, in central Veracruz state: the highest peak in the country. Height: 5636 m (18 492 ft), though this is disputed between different sources. Spanish name: Pico de Orizaba

O•ri•za•ba

(ˌɔr əˈzɑ bə, -ˈsɑ-, ˌoʊr-)

n. 1. Also called Citlaltepetl. an inactive volcano in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. 18,546 ft. (5653 m). 2. a city near this peak. 114,848.

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Citlaltepetl - an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)Mount Orizaba, Mt Orizaba, Pico de OrizabaMexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Citlaltépetl

(sētlältāpetəl) or

Orizaba

(ōrēsä`bä), peak, 18,700 ft (5,700 m) high, in the Cordillera de Anáhuas, E Mexico, on the Veracruz-Puebla border. It is the highest peak in Mexico and the third highest in North America. This snowcapped volcano is inactive; the last eruption occurred in 1687. The peak was first climbed in 1848.

Citlaltépetl

(also Orizaba), a volcano in Mexico in the Transverse Volcanic Axis on the southeastern edge of the Meseta Central. Elevation, 5,700 m. Citlaltépetl is the highest peak in the country. It erupted in 1545, 1566, 1630, and 1687. Its slopes have forests up to 4,000 m and alpine meadows above that; there is permanent snow above 4,500 m.