Just 68 mi from the Gulf of Mexico rises the third-highest peak in North America

Most Americans grow up imagining the entire perimeter of the Gulf — from Cancún through Louisiana all the way around to Florida — is just featureless flatlands.

Took me until adulthood before I ever heard about Citlaltépetl / Pico de Orizaba. Blew my mind.

PC: Melanin Base Camp