4 mountains · within 60 km
There are 4 mountains within 60 km of Xico in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cofre de Perote, 18 km away; the farthest, Pico de Orizaba, is 51 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Coscomatepec and Xico, 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: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.
The Mountains 4
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Cofre de Perote · Mountain · 18 km from Xico
The 4,282 m volcano that looms over Xico, a national park of pine and fir forest with a road almost to the rocky summit. -
Cerro Pizarro · Mountain · 47 km from Xico · Puebla
A 3,080 m rhyolite volcano beside the Amozoc–Xalapa highway; a half-day climb of about 6 km and 650 m of ascent. -
Las Derrumbadas · Mountain · 50 km from Xico · Puebla
Twin rhyolite volcanic domes, the Red (3,480 m) and the Blue (3,420 m), on the Llanos de San Juan; among Mexico's 30 highest peaks. -
Pico de Orizaba · Mountain · 51 km from Xico · Near Coscomatepec
Mexico's highest peak rises right behind Coscomatepec; the road via Calcahualco climbs to high villages on its eastern slopes.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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