6 Mountains in Jalisco, Mexico: Map & Photos

6 mountains

Jalisco has 6 mountains with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Mascota, San Sebastián del Oeste, and Tequila. The closest to a pueblo is Cerro El Molcajete, 4 km from Mascota; the farthest out is Cerro de la Bufa, 27 km from San Sebastián del Oeste.

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, Mar, Nov, Dec.

The Mountains 6

Cerro El Molcajete · Mountain · 4 km from Mascota
An extinct volcanic cone just north of Mascota; a steep, forested climb rewarded with a view over the whole valley and town.
Volcán de Tequila · Mountain · 11 km from Tequila
The extinct volcano behind town, about 2,900 m high, with a rock spire called La Tetilla in its crater and a cobbled road up its flank.
Cerro de la Bufa · Mountain · 27 km from San Sebastián del Oeste
The peak above San Sebastián, over 2,400 m high: on clear days you look down on the clouds and out to Banderas Bay.
Cerro del Cuatro · Mountain · 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.
La Mesa Redonda · Mountain · Lagos de Moreno
Flat-topped basalt hill at 2,080 m southwest of Lagos de Moreno, site of a 1935 Cristero battle and a goal for hikers and pilgrims.
Nevado de Colima · Mountain · Tuxpan
The higher, long-extinct twin of the Volcán de Fuego, about 4,260 m and sometimes snow-capped; its summit lies in Tuxpan, Jalisco, reached from Ciudad Guzmán.