| Cofre de Perote | |
|---|---|
 Cofre de Perote | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,282 m (14,049 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 19°29.52′N97°9′W / 19.49200°N 97.150°W /19.49200; -97.150 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Perote Municipality,Veracruz,Mexico |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic belt | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
| Last eruption | 1150 CE ± 100 years |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | rock climb |
Cofre de Perote, also known by itsNahuatl namesNaupa-Tecutépetl (fromNāuhpa-Tēuctēpetl) andNauhcampatépetl, both meaning something like "Place of Four Mountains" or "Mountain of the Lord of Four Places", is an inactivevolcano located in theMexican state ofVeracruz, at the point where theTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, home to all of Mexico's highest peaks, joins theSierra Madre Oriental. With an elevation of 4,282 metres (14,049 ft) above sea level, Cofre de Perote is Mexico's eighth highest mountain summit.
Cofre de Perote is ashield volcano, shaped very differently from thestratovolcanicPico de Orizaba, which lies about 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast. Acofre is acoffer, and the name alludes to a volcanic outcropping on the shield which constitutes the peak of the mountain. To the north is the town ofPerote, Veracruz, after which the mountain is named.
The area surrounding the volcano was protected by the Mexican government as anational park, known asCofre de Perote National Park (Spanish:Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote), in 1937.
Cofre de Perote features ahumid alpine climate (Köppen climate classificationET), without a dry season but having a rainier season in summer and autumn.
| Climate data for Cofre de Perote | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.9 (42.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 2.7 (36.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | 4.1 (39.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 2.1 (35.8) | 3.9 (39.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | 0.7 (33.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 1.8 (35.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 41.2 (1.62) | 44.2 (1.74) | 44.7 (1.76) | 61.7 (2.43) | 100.7 (3.96) | 360.0 (14.17) | 422.2 (16.62) | 397.6 (15.65) | 426.9 (16.81) | 200.0 (7.87) | 69.0 (2.72) | 54.1 (2.13) | 2,222.3 (87.48) |
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