Cofre de Perote
E64588
Cofre de Perote is a prominent stratovolcano in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its distinctive coffer-shaped summit and high-altitude national park.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Veracruz
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Veracruz
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Nauhcampatépetl
ⓘ
surface form:
Naucampatepetl
Nauhcampatépetl ⓘ |
| category |
Los Tuxtlas
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountains of Veracruz
National parks of Mexico ⓘ Volcanoes of Mexico ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude alpine climate on upper slopes ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 14048 feet
ⓘ
approximately 4282 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationTowers | yes ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasSnowInWinter | occasionally ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Gulf Coastal Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Mexico coastal plain
Pico de Orizaba ⓘ
surface form:
Pico de Orizaba summit
|
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
regional water catchment ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Cofre de Perote National Park ⓘ |
| isVolcanicNeighborOf |
La Malinche
ⓘ
Pico de Orizaba ⓘ |
| lastEruption | prehistoric times ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Veracruz
ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
municipality of Perote ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Xalapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | coffer of Perote ⓘ |
| prominence | major peak of eastern Mexico ⓘ |
| protectedSince | 1937 ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | national park ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
northwest of Xalapa
ⓘ
west of Veracruz city ⓘ |
| summitAccessibility | reachable by vehicle close to summit ⓘ |
| summitShape | coffer-shaped ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| vegetation |
fir forest
ⓘ
high-altitude grassland ⓘ pine forest ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.