3 viewpoints
Hidalgo has 3 viewpoints with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Huasca de Ocampo and Mineral del Chico. The closest to a pueblo is Mirador Peña del Cuervo, 3 km from Mineral del Chico; the farthest out is Peña del Aire, 9 km from Huasca de Ocampo.
Viewpoints are at their best early in the morning or at sunset, and in the dry season, when the air is clearest.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.
The Viewpoints 3
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Mirador Peña del Cuervo · Viewpoint · 3 km from Mineral del Chico
A stone stairway up a crag in the middle of El Chico park, with the best view over the forest and the town. -
Peña del Aire · Viewpoint · 9 km from Huasca de Ocampo
A cliff-edge lookout over the head of the Metztitlán canyon, with zip lines and an extreme swing over the drop. -
Cristo Rey · Viewpoint · Pachuca de Soto
A 33-metre statue with open arms on Cerro de Santa Apolonia, with a view over most of Pachuca; inaugurated in 1996.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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