16 Mountains near San Martín Texmelucan: Map & Photos

16 mountains · within 60 km

There are 16 mountains within 60 km of San Martín Texmelucan in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Tecajete, 24 km away; the farthest, Volcán Teuhtli, is 60 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Ixtenco, Tlaxco, and Huejotzingo, 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 16

Tecajete · Mountain · 24 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Pico Teyotl · Mountain · 25 km from San Martín Texmelucan · Puebla
A summit of about 4,600 m on the Iztaccíhuatl massif, "where stones are born", inside Izta-Popo national park, in San Salvador el Verde.
Papayo · Mountain · 28 km from San Martín Texmelucan · Estado de México
A lava dome of about 3,600 m, the youngest and southernmost peak of the Sierra de Río Frío, between Telapón and Iztaccíhuatl.
Paso de Cortés · Mountain · 31 km from San Martín Texmelucan · Near Huejotzingo
The high pass between Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, at about 3,700 m, inside the Izta-Popo national park.
Cuexcomate · Mountain · 32 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Monte Tláloc · Mountain · 32 km from San Martín Texmelucan · Estado de México
A 4,120 m volcano between Texcoco and Ixtapaluca with a shrine to the rain god on top, climbed on foot from Río Frío.
Cerro de San Juan · Mountain · 34 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Cuatlapanga · Mountain · 37 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Parque Nacional La Malinche · Mountain · 41 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Peñón del Rosario · Mountain · 50 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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 Xalapasco · Mountain · 53 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Cerro Xico · Mountain · 53 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
La Peñuela · Mountain · 57 km from San Martín Texmelucan · Near Tlaxco
A rocky hill east of Tlaxco popular for hiking, with wide views over the maguey plains and the Sierra de Tlaxco.
Cerro El Pinal · Mountain · 58 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Volcán Guadalupe · Mountain · 60 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.
Volcán Teuhtli · Mountain · 60 km from San Martín Texmelucan · 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.