10 Mountains near Cuernavaca, Mexico: Map & Photos

10 mountains · within 60 km

There are 10 mountains within 60 km of Cuernavaca in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Ajusco, 32 km away; the farthest, Nevado de Toluca, is 59 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Metepec and Taxco, 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 10

Ajusco · Mountain · 32 km from Cuernavaca · Ciudad de México
Mexico City's own volcano: a fir-forest hike to the rocky Pico del Águila, close to 3,900 m, with views to Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl.
Cerro San Miguel · Mountain · 40 km from Cuernavaca · Ciudad de México
The summit of Desierto de los Leones park at about 3,790 m: an 18th-century Carmelite chapel, a fire tower and views to the volcanoes. A long hike.
Volcán Teuhtli · Mountain · 41 km from Cuernavaca · Ciudad de México
Extinct 2,710 m volcano where Milpa Alta, Tláhuac and Xochimilco meet: a 30-minute climb to the crater, lava-tube caves and a Mass on 3 May.
Cerro Judío · Mountain · 44 km from Cuernavaca · Ciudad de México
A 2,750 m hill above San Bernabé Ocotepec, with a restored Otomí pyramid, three crosses at the top and views over the city.
Yuhualixqui · Mountain · 48 km from Cuernavaca · Ciudad de México
An extinct volcano of the Sierra de Santa Catarina above San Lorenzo Tezonco, a red tezontle hill that quarrying has cut to about 40% of its size.
Cerro Xico · Mountain · 49 km from Cuernavaca · Estado de México
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.
Volcán Guadalupe · Mountain · 51 km from Cuernavaca · Ciudad de México
Highest peak of the Sierra de Santa Catarina on the Iztapalapa-Tláhuac line, with a crater, scrub and volcano views. Hike up from the Cablebús.
Cerro del Huixteco · Mountain · 53 km from Cuernavaca · Near Taxco
The forested peak above Taxco, a state park with trails, a mountain-bike track, camping and views over the Balsas and Morelos valleys.
El Chumil · Mountain · 56 km from Cuernavaca · Morelos
A 1,878 m hill in Jantetelco, also called Cerro Gordo or Cabeza de Mono, with a hiking trail, cabins and zip lines run by an ejido ecotourism centre.
Nevado de Toluca · Mountain · 59 km from Cuernavaca · Near Metepec
Mexico's fourth-highest peak, with the Sol and Luna lakes in its crater; closed to visitors since August 2025, so check first.