Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
| Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Neogene to Quaternary | |
Six Mexican Volcanoes Left to right Iztaccíhuatl, Popocatépetl, Matlalcueitl (Malinche), Nauhcampatépetl (Cofre de Perote, most distant), Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba), Sierra Negra | |
| Type | Volcanic arc |
| Overlies | Sierra Madre Occidental |
| Area | 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi)2 |
| Thickness | East of 101°W 50-55 km West of 101°W 35-40 km |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19°02′N 97°16′W / 19.03°N 97.27°W. |
| Region | Central Mexico |
| Country | Mexico |
| Extent | 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Spanish: Eje Volcánico Transversal), also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the Sierra Nevada (Snowy Mountain Range), is an active volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico. Several of its highest peaks have snow all year long, and during clear weather, they are visible to a large percentage of those who live on the many high plateaus from which these volcanoes rise.