Mountain San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Municipality of San Pedro Tlaquepaque
Extinct scoria hill of about 1,870 m in Tlaquepaque, the highest point of the Guadalajara metro area, topped with broadcast antennas.
From Guadalajara: 15 min by car (12 km by road) How to get there ↓
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How to get to Cerro del Cuatro
- From Guadalajara: about 15 min by road (~12 km)
- Nearest airport: Guadalajara (GDL), 26 min by car to Tlaquepaque
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About Cerro del Cuatro
Cerro del Cuatro is a hill on the southern edge of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, inside the municipality of San Pedro Tlaquepaque, part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is regarded as the highest point of the metro area at about 1,870 m above sea level and is described as an extinct scoria volcano. From the city it is easy to pick out by the cluster of broadcast towers on its summit.
The name does not come from the antennas, as many people assume, but from the Revolution: on 8 July 1914 the 4th Infantry Battalion under Álvaro Obregón entered Guadalajara after Victoriano Huerta's defeat, and the hill took the battalion's number; Avenida 8 de Julio recalls the date. The television antennas went up in the 1980s, along with air-pollution monitors installed by the state government.
Housing has crept up the slopes: irregular settlements in Tlaquepaque cover more than half of the hill, and part of it has been fenced off for protection. The top remains a large undeveloped area of scrub, grass and wildflowers, used as a lookout over Guadalajara and for watching storms roll over the city. One side has a steep, rocky mountain-bike descent, and in 2014 volunteers planted 250 trees there, among them ash, rosa morada, mezquite and red cedar.
How to get to Cerro del Cuatro
Drive from Guadalajara: 15 min, 12 km
The hill lies on the southern edge of the metro area, about 2 km north of the Periférico, and according to a 2014 guide it can only be reached from the north. The suggested starting point is the corner of Jesús Reyes Heroles and Antonio Castro (colonia Polanquito, Tlaquepaque); from there head south on Castro, which becomes Paseo Cerro del Cuatro. It is about 3 km of winding road up to the antennas, with parking near them. From central Tlaquepaque it is about 7 km as the crow flies and from Guadalajara about 8 km (roughly 10 minutes by car, approximate). A walking route of about 3.5 km is rated easy. Road conditions may have changed since 2014, so check a map before going.
Directions to Cerro del Cuatro on Google Maps
Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to Cerro del Cuatro
- Guadalajara · 12 km by road, 15 min
- Tepatitlán · 77 km by road, 1 h 5 min
- Ocotlán · 85 km by road, 1 h 10 min
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Before you go to Cerro del Cuatro: hours, prices and tips
- What to bring
- Water, sun protection, comfortable shoes and a map or GPS if you don't know the area. Hispanopedia · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting Cerro del Cuatro: what to see and do
The summit with its broadcast towers, the highest point in the metro area
Lookouts over Guadalajara and the storms crossing the city
The undeveloped scrub and grassland, with wildflowers in the rainy season
The mountain-bike descent on one of the slopes
Avenida 8 de Julio, which keeps the date of Obregón's entry into Guadalajara
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Tours & activities
Day trips and guided outings from Tlaquepaque often include Cerro del Cuatro; with a local guide you can get there without a car.
Rental cars
Pick up a car at GDL (Guadalajara): about 26 min by road to Tlaquepaque, then 7 km more to Cerro del Cuatro, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guadalajara (GDL), about 26 min by road from Tlaquepaque, the base for Cerro del Cuatro.
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If you plan on hiking at altitude at Cerro del Cuatro, check that your policy covers it: some plans leave adventure activities out.
Mobile data
Signal can drop away from Tlaquepaque: download a map of the way to Cerro del Cuatro before you set out, or carry an eSIM with data.
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When to go to Cerro del Cuatro mild
Cerro del Cuatro shares the climate of Tlaquepaque, 7 km away. The best months to visit are January, March, November, and December.
For the clearest views from Cerro del Cuatro, go in the driest months (January, March, April, and May); in the rains, clouds tend to build up by midday.
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The closest Pueblo Mágico: Tlaquepaque
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