12 Mountains near Teotihuacán: Map & Photos

12 mountains · within 60 km

There are 12 mountains within 60 km of Teotihuacán in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Monte Tláloc, 34 km away; the farthest, Pico Teyotl, is 60 km. They are all listed under Mineral del Chico, a Pueblo Mágico that makes a good base.

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 12

Monte Tláloc · Mountain · 34 km from Teotihuacán · 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 Zacatenco · Mountain · 35 km from Teotihuacán · Ciudad de México
The biggest hill in the city's far north, in the Sierra de Guadalupe: Preclassic villages on its slopes, antennas on top and the best view from the Cablebús.
Cerro del Chiquihuite · Mountain · 35 km from Teotihuacán · Ciudad de México
A 2,730 m volcanic dome in the Sierra de Guadalupe, topped by antennas and ringed by homes; Templo Mayor stone came from here. Cablebús Line 1 serves it.
Cerro del Tepeyac · Mountain · 37 km from Teotihuacán · Ciudad de México
The hill above the Basilica: 18th-century stairways, the Capilla del Cerrito with Fernando Leal's murals, a historic cemetery and a view of the valley.
Volcán Guadalupe · Mountain · 44 km from Teotihuacán · 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.
Papayo · Mountain · 45 km from Teotihuacán · 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.
Yuhualixqui · Mountain · 47 km from Teotihuacán · 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 Teotihuacán · 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 Teuhtli · Mountain · 55 km from Teotihuacán · 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.
Las Ventanas · Mountain · 56 km from Teotihuacán · Near Mineral del Chico
El Chico's highest crags, about 3,090 meters up: a rock-climbing classic with an easy trail to a windy lookout.
Cerro Judío · Mountain · 60 km from Teotihuacán · 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.
Pico Teyotl · Mountain · 60 km from Teotihuacán · 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.