Popocatépetl

Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl, viewed from the north from Paso de Cortés.
Highest point
Elevation5,393 m (17,694 ft)[a]
Prominence3,020 m (9,910 ft)[2][3]
Listing
  • World most prominent peaks 89th
  • North America highest peaks 5th
  • North America prominent peaks 17th
  • Mexico highest major peaks 2nd
Coordinates19°01′20″N 98°37′40″W / 19.02222°N 98.62778°W / 19.02222; -98.62778
Naming
Etymologypopōcatepētl, Smoking Mountain
NicknameDon Goyo
Geography
Popocatépetl
Location in Mexico
Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl (State of Mexico)
Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl (Mexico)
LocationMexico-Puebla-Morelos, Mexico
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2024[4]
Climbing
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Popocatépetl (UK: /ˌpɒpəˈkætəpɛtəl, ˌpɒpəkætəˈpɛtəl/ POP-ə-KAT-ə-pet-əl, -⁠kat-ə-PET-əl, US: /ˌpoʊp-/ POHP-, Spanish: [popokaˈtepetl] ⓘ; Nahuatl languages: Popōcatepētl [popoːkaˈtepeːt͡ɬ] ⓘ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. At 5,393 m (17,694 ft)[1] it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) at 5,636 m (18,491 ft). Popocatépetl is ranked 89th by prominence.

It is linked to the twin volcano of Iztaccihuatl to the north by the high saddle known as the "Paso de Cortés".[5] Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park, wherein the two volcanoes are located, is named after them.[6][7]

Popocatépetl is 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City, from where it can be seen regularly, depending on atmospheric conditions. Until recently, the volcano was one of three tall peaks in Mexico to contain glaciers,[8] the others being Iztaccihuatl and Pico de Orizaba. In the 1990s, the glaciers such as Glaciar Norte (North Glacier) greatly decreased in size, partly due to warmer temperatures but largely due to increased volcanic activity.[9] By early 2001, Popocatépetl's glaciers were gone; ice remained on the volcano, but no longer displayed the characteristic features of glaciers such as crevasses.[10][11][12]

Lava erupting from Popocatépetl has historically been predominantly andesitic, but it has also erupted large volumes of dacite.[13] Magma produced in the current cycle of activity tends to be a mixture of the two with the andesites being rich in magnesium.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Popocatépetl". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mexico Ultras". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 29 January 2012. The prominence value given here of 3,020 m (9,910 ft) is based on a summit elevation of 5,400 m (17,700 ft) for Popocatépetl.
  3. ^ "Volcán Popocatépetl, Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012. The prominence value given here of 3,020 m (9,910 ft) is interpolated from a summit elevation of 5,400 m (17,700 ft) for Popocatépetl.
  4. ^ "Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays". Associated Press. 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ Beaman, John H. (July 1962). "The Timberlines of Iztaccihuatl and Popocatépetl, Mexico". Journal of Ecology. 43 (3): 377–385. doi:10.2307/1933367. JSTOR 1933367.
  6. ^ "Parque Nacional Izta-Popo Zoquiapan". SIMEC: Sistema de Información, Monitoreo, y Evaluación para la Conservación (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Sistema de Información Geográfica". Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  8. ^ Huggel, C.; Delgado, H. (2000). "Glacier monitoring at Popocatépetl Volcano, México: glacier shrinkage and possible causes" (PDF). In Hegg, C.; Vonder Muehll, D. (eds.). Beiträge zur Geomorphologie.- Proceedings Fachtagung der Schweizerischen Geomorphologischen Gesellschaft, 8–10 July 1999. Bramois, WSL Birmensdorf. pp. 97–106. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  9. ^ Granados, HD (1997). "The glaciers of Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico): Changes and causes". Quaternary International. 43–44: 53–60. Bibcode:1997QuInt..43...53G. doi:10.1016/S1040-6182(97)00020-7. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  10. ^ Delgado Granados H, Miranda PJ, Huggel C, Ortega del Valle S, Alatorre Ibargüengoitia MA (2007). "Chronicle of a death foretold: Extinction of the small-size tropical glaciers of Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico)". Global and Planetary Change. 56 (1–2): 13–22. Bibcode:2007GPC....56...13D. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.07.010.
  11. ^ Huggel C, Schneider D, Julio Miranda P, Granados HD, Kääb A (2008). "Evaluation of ASTER and SRTM DEM data for lahar modeling: A case study on lahars from Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico" (PDF). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 170 (1–2): 99–110. Bibcode:2008JVGR..170...99H. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.09.005. S2CID 51845260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  12. ^ Julio-Miranda P, Delgado-Granados H, Huggel C, Kääb A (2008). "Impact of the eruptive activity on glacier evolution at Popocatépetl Volcano (México) during 1994–2004" (PDF). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 170 (1–2): 86–98. Bibcode:2008JVGR..170...86J. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.536.4620. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.09.011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  13. ^ Sosa, G.; Gardner, J. E.; Lassiter, J. C. (2009). "Magma evolution during the last 23 ky at Popocatepetl Volcano: insights from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes in plagioclase, pyroxene and pumice matrix // Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #V51A-1658". AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. American Geophysical Union: V51A–1658. Bibcode:2009AGUFM.V51A1658S.
  14. ^ Martin, A. L.; Cifuentes, G.; Straub, S.; Mendiola, F. (2007). "Magma Stagnation and Ascent at Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico during the last 10 years // Spring Meeting 2007, abstract #V42A-05". AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2007. American Geophysical Union: V42A–05. Bibcode:2007AGUSM.V42A..05M.


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