8 Mountains in Estado de México, Mexico: Map & Photos

8 mountains

Estado de México has 8 mountains with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of El Oro, Jilotepec, Metepec, and Villa del Carbón. The closest to a pueblo is Peñas de Dexcaní Alto, 6 km from Jilotepec; the farthest out is Nevado de Toluca, 23 km from Metepec.

Start early: summits are usually clearest in the morning, and rainy-season afternoons bring clouds and storms. Nights get cold at altitude.

Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec.

The Mountains 8

Peñas de Dexcaní Alto · Mountain · 6 km from Jilotepec
Rock formations in the Sierra de Jilotepec, a few kilometers from town, with forest trails, climbing routes and summit hikes.
Peña de la Bufa · Mountain · 14 km from Villa del Carbón
A forested peak above the Presa del Llano with a spring, a waterfall and a summit viewpoint, climbed without technical gear.
Cerro de Altamirano · Mountain · 19 km from El Oro
A forested volcanic hill north of El Oro where monarch butterflies gather on the summit each winter.
Nevado de Toluca · Mountain · 23 km from Metepec
Mexico's fourth-highest peak, with the Sol and Luna lakes in its crater; closed to visitors since August 2025, so check first.
Cerro Xico · Mountain · Valle de Chalco Solidaridad
A near-perfect tuff ring in the old Lake Chalco bed, the so-called navel of the world, with fields in the crater and a community museum at its foot.
Jocotitlán · Mountain · Jocotitlán
A 3,900 m volcano over the north of the Toluca valley: a Mazahua sacred mountain with a high chapel and an ecotourism park on its slopes.
Monte Tláloc · Mountain · Texcoco
A 4,120 m volcano between Texcoco and Ixtapaluca with a shrine to the rain god on top, climbed on foot from Río Frío.
Papayo · Mountain · Ixtapaluca
A lava dome of about 3,600 m, the youngest and southernmost peak of the Sierra de Río Frío, between Telapón and Iztaccíhuatl.