| Sierra de Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin | |
|---|---|
 View of the summits of Ajusco | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ajusco |
| Elevation | 12,894 ft (3,930 m) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Spanish for mountain range |
| Nickname | Serranía del Ajusco or Sierra de Chichinauhtzin |
| Geography | |
 Mexico City inside Mexico
| |
| Country | Mexico |
| States | Morelos and Mexico City |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Quaternary period |
| Type of rock | batholith and igneous |
The Sierra del Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin, (Ajusco-Chichinautzin Mountain Range) also known as Serranía del Ajusco or Sierra de Chichinauhtzin, is a Mexican mountain range located between Mexico City and the states of Morelos and Mexico.[1] It makes up the southern part of the mountain necklace that surrounds Mexico City.[2][3] It is made up of more than one hundred volcanic cones,[4] among which are: Tláloc (3,690 metres (12,110 ft) MAMSL), Chichinauhtzin (3,430 metres (11,250 ft), Xitle (3,100 metres (10,200 ft), Cerro Pelado (3,600 metres (11,800 ft) and Cuauhtzin (3,510 metres (11,520 ft). Its maximum height is at the Cruz del Marqués peak on the Ajusco volcano (3,937 metres (12,917 ft)).[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
VMJGwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Javier Barros del Villar (May 30, 2015). "Estas son las montañas y volcanes que rodean la Ciudad de México". MXCity Guía de la Ciudad de México (in Spanish). Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Cerro Ajusco, Mexico". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Actualización estadístico espacial como fuente de un ordenamiento territorial en la región sur de la ciudad de México, en las delegaciones Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Álvaro Obregón, Milpa Alta, Tlalpan y Xochimilco" (PDF) (in Spanish). EOT-11-2010. Procuraduría Ambiental y del Ordenamiento Territorial. 2010: 10.
Comprende más de un centenar de conos cineríticos y extravasación de derrames de lavas.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Aldebarán Rodríguez (June 15, 2011). "5 volcanes en el D.F." Chilango.