Cofre de Perote

Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote
Highest point
Elevation	4,282 m (14,049 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Listing	North America highest peaks 77th Mexico highest major peaks 8th
Coordinates	19°29.52′N 97°9′W / 19.49200°N 97.150°W / 19.49200; -97.150
Geography
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 its Nahuatl names Naupa-Tecutépetl (from Nāuhpa-Tēuctēpetl) and Nauhcampatépetl, both meaning something like "Place of Four Mountains" or "Mountain of the Lord of Four Places", is an inactive volcano located in the Mexican state of Veracruz, at the point where the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, home to all of Mexico's highest peaks, joins the Sierra 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 a shield volcano, shaped very differently from the stratovolcanic Pico de Orizaba, which lies about 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast. A cofre is a coffer, and the name alludes to a volcanic outcropping on the shield which constitutes the peak of the mountain. To the north is the town of Perote, Veracruz, after which the mountain is named.

The area surrounding the volcano was protected by the Mexican government as a national park, known as Cofre de Perote National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote), in 1937.