And the answer is.........
November 21, 2003
Erricos Durham
erricosd@hotmail.com
Dear Mr. Durham:
Thank you for writing to the National Geographic Society.
I checked the 7th edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World on your behalf. The altitude for Orizaba Peak is given as 5747 meters. I have emailed you directly citations for this topic from our publications index which might be of interest. Perhaps you can find these publications in your public library.
I hope this helps.
Yours sincerely,
(Mrs.) Mary R. Lamberton
Research Correspondence
For everyone, this equivolates to 18,854.99 ft......
Finally an answer. Whether Mexico recognizes it or not...that is a different question to ask.