Xiuhcihuatl
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| Xiuhcihuatl | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,456 meters |
| Prominence | 7,322 meters |
| Isolation | 324 kilometers |
| Parent peak | Xumarirecha |
| Geography | |
| Location | Xiuhcihuatl Preserve, Three Republics Federal Zone, Zacapican |
| Parent range | Mixtepemec |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 7, 1803 |
| Easiest route | North Ridge route |
Xiuhcihuatl is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Austral Mixtepemec range straddling the triple-border of the Aztaco, Anamictlan and Tlaximallico Republics in the south of the United Zacapine Republics. The main summit sits at an elevation of 7,456 meters above sea level and is just 329 kilometers from Angatahuaca, making the suburbs of the city visible on the horizon from the top of Xiuhcihuatl. It is the second highest peak in the country behind Xumarirecha in the Zacaco Republic, although it has the most significant prominence of any Zacapine mountain peak of 7,322 meters. Xiuhcihuatl is the southernmost non-extinct volcano in the Mixtepemec range, sitting at the meeting point of the Anamictlan and Aztaco peninsulas. The mountain peak can be seen from the Makiran ocean and the Matlayahualoyan.
The first recorded ascent of Xiuhcihuatl was accomplished in 1803 by the three man team led by Yej Denaa, a native of Xallipan and renowned mountaineer of the time. However, later ascents would gradually reveal a much longer history of climbers on the mountain going back centuries. Archeological evidence found on the mountain suggests the first ascent of Xiuhcihuatl may have taken place as early as the 1170s during the era of classical Angatahuaca. Numerous pre-modern ascents of the mountain are alluded to in contemporary records, corroborating the authenticity and provenance of the artefacts retrieved from the mountainside. Xiuhcihuatl has strong religious associations in Cozauism and has held significant cultural value to the people of southern Oxidentale for millennia, cementing the mountain into the southern Zacapine identity.