Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl as the locals call it.. Its located on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla. At an elevation of 5,610 m (18,406 ft) above sea level. Pico de Orizaba is the highest peak in Mexico and the third highest in North America. It is a volcanic cone with the last severe eruption occurring in 1566. On a clear day it dominates the sky line and can bee seen from as far-away as Xalapa and even Veracruz....

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A picture I took of Pico de Orizaba from an airplane window, while flying from Veracruz to Mexico City, just as dawn was breaking on April 4th.. 2005 at 7:12 AM

 

and a couple more by my friend Pam shot early morning 4/6/07

 

 

TIP: If your flying from Veracruz to Mexico City try to get a window seat on left-hand side of plane for birds eye view of the volcanoe.. (left side also from Mexico City to Veracruz........

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A good webb-site with pictures and first-hand info from someone who has climbed Pico de Orizaba. http://www.gsoto.easynet.co.uk/orizaba.htm

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A message brd for climbers.. ask questions, get answers from those who have been there...  http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=136b79aa9a85c338c3f717c8565c74ac

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