Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano measures 5,426 meters above sea level. This is the equivalent of approximately 17,802 feet above sea level.
Studies indicate that the Popocatepetl volcano is around 730,000 years old. The volcano is located in Central Mexico, and its elevation is 17,802 feet.
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Yes, I and two buddies climbed Mt. Popo in 1965. We were teens at the time and set off from the halfway headquarters located at elevation 14000' +- It took us 6 hours to reach the summit and 2-3 hours to desend.
The Iztaccihuatl Volcano, just north of the Popocatepetl.
The Aztecs. Popocatepetl means "smoking hill" in Nahuatl.
Studies indicate that the Popocatepetl volcano is around 730,000 years old. The volcano is located in Central Mexico, and its elevation is 17,802 feet.
The elevation summit is 3,794 metres (12,448 ft).
Chapel hill
The Popocatepetl volcano IS NOT the tallest peak in Mexico. Such distinction is for the Pico de Orizaba (19°1'48''N 97°16'12''W) which has an elevation of 5,636 metres (18,490 ft); almost 210 meters or 689 feet taller than the Popocatepetl.
The summit of Mt. Timpanogos has an elevation 11,749 feet (3,582 m) above sea level.
The lowest elevation is sea level and the highest elevation is the summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the highest point in the Arctic, at 3,694 meters (12,119 ft)
It is 12,633 feet above sea level.
I've climbed it. 12,777'
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* Base elevation: 9,280 feet (2,830 m) * Summit elevation: 12,408 feet (3,782 m)
There are a couple of them:Paricutin volcano, the youngest volcano in the world (born in 1941), with an elevation of 2,800 m (9,186 ft).Popocatepetl volcano, the second tallest in Mexico and a still-active volcano. It has an elevation of 5,426 m (17,802 ft) and is 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City.
Yes, I and two buddies climbed Mt. Popo in 1965. We were teens at the time and set off from the halfway headquarters located at elevation 14000' +- It took us 6 hours to reach the summit and 2-3 hours to desend.