4 viewpoints · within 60 km
There are 4 viewpoints within 60 km of Tulancingo in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Ahila, 28 km away; the farthest, Mirador Peña del Cuervo, is 39 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Huasca de Ocampo, Mineral del Chico, and Pahuatlán, which make good bases.
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: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
The Viewpoints 4
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Ahila · Viewpoint · 28 km from Tulancingo · Near Pahuatlán
Flower-growing hamlet at 1,750 meters with a lookout over Pahuatlán, a launch point for paragliding and seas of cloud. -
Peña del Aire · Viewpoint · 31 km from Tulancingo · Near 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 · 38 km from Tulancingo · Hidalgo
A 33-metre statue with open arms on Cerro de Santa Apolonia, with a view over most of Pachuca; inaugurated in 1996. -
Mirador Peña del Cuervo · Viewpoint · 39 km from Tulancingo · Near 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.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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