Sierra Juarez (Baja California, Mexico)
Sierra San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, Mexico)
Sierra de la Giganta (Baja California, Mexico)
Sierra de la Laguna (Baja California, Mexico)
Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico
Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico
Eje Volcánico Transversal, Mexico
Chichinautzin or Sierra del Ajusco, Mexico
Tuxtla Mountains, Mexico
Sierra Madre de Chiapas (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador)
Sierra Madre Oriental (Mexico)
Sierra Madre Occidental (Mexico)
Sierra Madre del Sur (Mexico)
Sierra del Lacandón (Guatemala, Mexico)
Pacific Coast Ranges, Mexico to Alaska
the sierra madre occidental, and the seirra madre osiental.
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Cordillera Neovolcanica
Jalisco
Mexican Plateau
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra de San Pedro Martir
Michoacan
Are all considered the major mountain ranges of Mexico containing the highest peaks.
There are more than two, but the most important include the Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental mountain ranges.
Actually, there are three of them:
- Sierra Madre Occidental
- Sierra Madre Oriental
- Sierra Madre del Sur
Mexico has four major chains of mountains;
The
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (or Sierra Nevada) runs for 550 miles east-west across central Mexico and contains the eight tallest mountains in Mexico including the 18,490 ft peak of
Pico de Orizaba, the highest in Mexico and the third highest in North America.
The
Sierra Madre del Sur runs for 600 miles along the south-west coast and contains six of the top 25 mountains in Mexico, including
Cerro Nube Flan, the 12th tallest peak at 12,303 ft.
The
Sierra Madre Oriental runs for 600 miles down the east coast and contains four of the top 25 mountains, including
Cerro San Rafael, the 14th tallest peak at 12,139 ft.
The
Sierra Madre Occidental runs for 900 miles from southern Arizona along the west coast of Mexico and includes
Cerro Gordo, the 24th tallest peak in Mexico at 10,991 ft.
Three ranges exist:
* On the western coast is Sierra Madre Occidental
* On the eastern side is Sierra Madre Oriental
* and on the southern is Sierra Madre del Sur.
It is the Pico de Orizaba, the seventh tallest mountain in the world, with 5,636 metres (18,490 ft) of height. Coordinates: 19° 1' 48'' N, 97° 16 '12'' W
* Sierra Madre del Sur.
* Sierra Madre Oriental.
* Sierra Madre Occidental.