El Pecho

E332725

El Pecho is a prominent summit of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano in central Mexico, recognizable as part of the mountain’s distinctive “sleeping woman” profile.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
El Pecho canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain summit
accessedFrom La Joya trailhead
Paso de Cortés
climate high-altitude alpine climate
continent North America
country Mexico
culturalContext associated with the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl legend
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 17060 feet
approximately 5200 metres
geologicalContext part of the Trans-Mexican volcanic arc
hasViewOf Popocatépetl
surface form: Popocatépetl volcano

Puebla Valley
Valley of Mexico
hazardContext subject to high-altitude weather and storms
isFeatureOf Iztaccíhuatl’s “sleeping woman” mythological figure
isHigherThan Iztaccíhuatl
surface form: La Cabeza (head summit of Iztaccíhuatl)
isLowerThan Pico de Orizaba
surface form: El Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)

Popocatépetl summit
isOnVolcano Iztaccíhuatl stratovolcano
isPartOfVisualProfile sleeping woman silhouette of Iztaccíhuatl
locatedIn Iztaccíhuatl
surface form: Iztaccíhuatl volcano

Mexico
Puebla (state)
surface form: Puebla

State of Mexico
central Mexico
mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
nameLanguage Spanish
nameMeaning “the chest” in Spanish
nearbyMajorCity Mexico City
Puebla metropolitan area
surface form: Puebla City
parentMountain Iztaccíhuatl
partOf Iztaccíhuatl
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
partOfProtectedArea Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park
popularFor alpine climbing routes
high-altitude trekking
mountaineering
prominenceContext one of the main high points of Iztaccíhuatl
region Mexican Plateau
surface form: Mexican Highlands
relativePositionOnMountain central summit of Iztaccíhuatl
relativePositionOnProfile forms the “chest” of the sleeping woman outline
requires mountaineering equipment in winter conditions
typicalStartingElevation around 4000 metres at La Joya
typicalSurface rock and seasonal snow
volcanoTypeContext stratovolcano (Iztaccíhuatl)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iztaccíhuatl hasSummit El Pecho
White Woman hasSummitName El Pecho