Mexico's volcanic peaks are higher than any mountains in the continental United States, and these majestic mountains are often snowcapped at the summit for most or all of the year.
The Sierra Madre Mountains that begin in the Mexico state of Chihuahua and extend southwards to the state of Chiapas are an extension of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States.
The Sierra Madre mountains of Chihuahua and the nearby states of Durango and Sonora are a wild and rugged land, not only in the nature of the physical landscape but also in the human landscape.
The volcanic peaks of Pico de Orizabia, Volcán Popocatépetl and Volcán Iztaccíhuatl are popular destinations for mountain climbers from all over North America, including the United States.
Many parts of the American movie "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" was filmed in the Sierra Madre mountains of Chihuahua and Durango. The movie was adapted from a novel by B. Traven, a German writer who spent much of his life in Mexico.
