8 mountains · within 60 km
There are 8 mountains within 60 km of Villa del Carbón in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Peña de la Bufa, 14 km away; the farthest, Cerro San Miguel, is 53 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 8
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Peña de la Bufa · Mountain · 14 km from 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 · 22 km from Villa del Carbón · Near Jilotepec
Rock formations in the Sierra de Jilotepec, a few kilometers from town, with forest trails, climbing routes and summit hikes. -
Jocotitlán · Mountain · 31 km from Villa del Carbón · 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 del Chiquihuite · Mountain · 41 km from Villa del Carbón · 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 · 44 km from Villa del Carbón · 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 · 45 km from Villa del Carbón · 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 Judío · Mountain · 50 km from Villa del Carbón · 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. -
Cerro San Miguel · Mountain · 53 km from Villa del Carbón · 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.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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