13 Mountains near Tepotzotlán: Map & Photos

13 mountains · within 60 km

There are 13 mountains within 60 km of Tepotzotlán in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cerro del Chiquihuite, 23 km away; the farthest, Volcán Teuhtli, is 59 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Jilotepec and Villa del Carbón, 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 13

Cerro del Chiquihuite · Mountain · 23 km from Tepotzotlán · 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 Zacatenco · Mountain · 26 km from Tepotzotlán · 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 Tepeyac · Mountain · 28 km from Tepotzotlán · 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.
Peña de la Bufa · Mountain · 36 km from Tepotzotlán · Near Villa del Carbón
A forested peak above the Presa del Llano with a spring, a waterfall and a summit viewpoint, climbed without technical gear.
Peñas de Dexcaní Alto · Mountain · 36 km from Tepotzotlán · Near Jilotepec
Rock formations in the Sierra de Jilotepec, a few kilometers from town, with forest trails, climbing routes and summit hikes.
Cerro Judío · Mountain · 44 km from Tepotzotlán · 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 Tepotzotlán · 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.
Volcán Guadalupe · Mountain · 49 km from Tepotzotlán · 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 San Miguel · Mountain · 51 km from Tepotzotlán · 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.
Ajusco · Mountain · 56 km from Tepotzotlán · 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.
Jocotitlán · Mountain · 56 km from Tepotzotlán · 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.
Cerro Xico · Mountain · 59 km from Tepotzotlán · 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 · 59 km from Tepotzotlán · 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.