Pico de Orizaba, México, 1:250000 Explorer

TinyMtn finally makes its way to Mexico! Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl ("Star Mountain"), is the highest peak in México, and the third highest peak in North America, behind Denali and Mount Logan. It is also the second most prominent volcanic peak in the world, the most being Kilimanjaro. Glaciers cover the summit, and extend significantly to the Northwest, the approach direction of most climbers. Despite being frequently shrouded in fog, we here at TinyMtn have scoured the ESA's Sentinel-2 setallite database and found some terrific full-color photographs of the mountain. Japan's ALOS satellite mission also contributed significantly to the detailed land forms. We hope you enjoy seeing this monstrous mass of land in miniature, and remember the first time you were awed by its presence.

The Explorer series of TinyMtn models is designed to break our usual impression of mountains. We generally see mountains one at a time, from a distance, and from the ground. While all TinyMtn models give you a fresh perspective on any one peak, the Explorer series presents mountains in identical scale, and shifted up so that sea level is at the bottom of the base. Thus, when you set two Explorer models next to each other, you will immediately notice which is taller, which rises more from its base, which is more massive, and so on. Plus, all Explorer models come in full color, making them just that much more realistic.

Model scale is 1:250000
Model covers an area approximately 12 by 13.5 km
Altitudes covered: 2846m to 5636m
There is no vertical exaggeration applied to this model. This is a true-to-life scale model of a real place.

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TinyMtn models are most affordable in the "Sandstone" and "White Strong and Flexible" materials. This model is in "Sandstone," which is a glued gypsum material. When you receive the model it will be ready for display, though it may smell funny and need some time to air out. "Sandstone" models are much more brittle than "White Strong and Flexible" models, but feel more like light stone. Do not soak it in water, though you can safely seal it with Polycrylic or a similar water-based clear spray sealant. Read more about this popular material here.

These models have been optimized for the above materials, and are not offered in other materials for strength or cost reasons. If you need one in another material, please tinymtnbiz@gmail.com and we'll do our best to fulfill your request.

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Model created using GDAL, NetPBM, Gmsh, Carve, MeshLab, and other custom software
J. Takaku, T. Tadono, K. Tsutsui : Generation of High Resolution Global DSM from ALOS PRISM, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, pp.243-248, Vol. XL-4, ISPRS TC IV Symposium, Suzhou, China, 2014. [PDF file]

T. Tadono, H. Ishida, F. Oda, S. Naito, K. Minakawa, H. Iwamoto : Precise Global DEM Generation By ALOS PRISM, ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, pp.71-76, Vol.II-4, 2014. [PDF file] https://doi.org/10.5069/G94M92HB

Data Access Acknowledgement: This material is based on data services provided by the OpenTopography Facility with support from the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Numbers 1226353 & 1225810

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data from 2016
Copernicus Open Access Hub is https://scihub.copernicus.eu/dhus