3 mountains · within 60 km
There are 3 mountains within 60 km of Aculco in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cerro de Altamirano, 36 km away; the farthest, Jocotitlán, is 44 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of El Oro and Jilotepec, which make good bases.
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 3
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Cerro de Altamirano · Mountain · 36 km from Aculco · Near El Oro
A forested volcanic hill north of El Oro where monarch butterflies gather on the summit each winter. -
Peñas de Dexcaní Alto · Mountain · 43 km from Aculco · Near Jilotepec
Rock formations in the Sierra de Jilotepec, a few kilometers from town, with forest trails, climbing routes and summit hikes. -
Jocotitlán · Mountain · 44 km from Aculco · Estado de México
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.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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