13 Mountains near Tepoztlán, Morelos: Map & Photos

13 mountains · within 60 km

There are 13 mountains within 60 km of Tepoztlán in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Volcán Teuhtli, 28 km away; the farthest, Cerro Zacatenco, is 58 km. They are all listed under Huejotzingo, 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 13

Volcán Teuhtli · Mountain · 28 km from Tepoztlán · 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.
Ajusco · Mountain · 30 km from Tepoztlán · 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 Xico · Mountain · 35 km from Tepoztlán · 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.
Yuhualixqui · Mountain · 37 km from Tepoztlán · 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 San Miguel · Mountain · 39 km from Tepoztlán · 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 Guadalupe · Mountain · 39 km from Tepoztlán · 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 Judío · Mountain · 41 km from Tepoztlán · 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.
El Chumil · Mountain · 48 km from Tepoztlán · 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.
Paso de Cortés · Mountain · 49 km from Tepoztlán · Near Huejotzingo
The high pass between Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, at about 3,700 m, inside the Izta-Popo national park.
Pico Teyotl · Mountain · 53 km from Tepoztlán · 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 · 55 km from Tepoztlán · 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.
Cerro del Tepeyac · Mountain · 56 km from Tepoztlán · 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.
Cerro Zacatenco · Mountain · 58 km from Tepoztlán · 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.