3 mountains · within 60 km
There are 3 mountains within 60 km of Zempoala in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Las Ventanas, 31 km away; the farthest, Peñón del Rosario, is 56 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Mineral del Chico and Tlaxco, 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, Nov, Dec.
The Mountains 3
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Las Ventanas · Mountain · 31 km from Zempoala · 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. -
Monte Tláloc · Mountain · 56 km from Zempoala · 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. -
Peñón del Rosario · Mountain · 56 km from Zempoala · Near Tlaxco
A 3,400 m rock-crowned peak in the Sierra de Tlaxco, climbed from Acopinalco or El Rosario, with a ladder up the final crag.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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