11 Mountains near Huamantla, Mexico: Map & Photos

11 mountains · within 60 km

There are 11 mountains within 60 km of Huamantla in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cerro Xalapasco, 6 km away; the farthest, Tecajete, is 57 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Ixtenco and Tlaxco, 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 11

Cerro Xalapasco · Mountain · 6 km from Huamantla · Near Ixtenco
A low volcanic hill right outside Ixtenco, pitted with several maar craters; an easy hike with views of La Malinche and the plains.
Parque Nacional La Malinche · Mountain · 16 km from Huamantla · Near Ixtenco
The dormant volcano that towers over eastern Tlaxcala, with pine forest, a mountain lodge and a full-day hike to the 4,400 m summit.
Cuatlapanga · Mountain · 17 km from Huamantla · Tlaxcala
A 2,917 m volcanic hill on the flanks of La Malinche, climbed in about an hour from Cuaxomulco on a trail with 14 chapels up to Cristo Rey.
Cerro El Pinal · Mountain · 19 km from Huamantla · Near Ixtenco
A 3,280 m forested peak just over the Puebla line, a moderate half-day hike through well-kept oak and fir forest.
La Peñuela · Mountain · 35 km from Huamantla · Near Tlaxco
A rocky hill east of Tlaxco popular for hiking, with wide views over the maguey plains and the Sierra de Tlaxco.
Cuexcomate · Mountain · 42 km from Huamantla · Puebla
The "world's smallest volcano", actually an extinct 13 m geyser cone on the square of La Libertad in Puebla city; a spiral staircase leads inside.
Cerro de San Juan · Mountain · 43 km from Huamantla · Puebla
The hill of Puebla's La Paz district, west of downtown: Forey's camp in 1863 and Porfirio Díaz's in 1867, now topped by the Iglesia del Cielo.
Las Derrumbadas · Mountain · 49 km from Huamantla · Puebla
Twin rhyolite volcanic domes, the Red (3,480 m) and the Blue (3,420 m), on the Llanos de San Juan; among Mexico's 30 highest peaks.
Peñón del Rosario · Mountain · 50 km from Huamantla · Near Tlaxco
A 3,400 m rock-crowned peak in the Sierra de Tlaxco, climbed from Acopinalco or El Rosario, with a ladder up the final crag.
Cerro Pizarro · Mountain · 55 km from Huamantla · Puebla
A 3,080 m rhyolite volcano beside the Amozoc–Xalapa highway; a half-day climb of about 6 km and 650 m of ascent.
Tecajete · Mountain · 57 km from Huamantla · Puebla
A 2,460 m cinder cone by San Miguel Papaxtla in the Puebla valley; a short, steep path climbs to its crater and two peaks.