Pico de Orizaba
Noun
Meaning
an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
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Examples
The glacier on the Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico, is in a better situation because it is not surrounded by industrial areas, as in the case of two former volcanoes.
Pico de Orizaba (convert), the tallest peak in Mexico and third tallest in North America, was first summited by U.S. military personnel which included William F. Raynolds and a half dozen other climbers in 1848.
Pico de Orizaba is the third highest peak in North America and highest in Mexico.
This range contains three peaks exceeding convert: Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) the third highest mountain in North America—and Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl near Mexico City.