El Rayo

El Rayo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit El Rayo

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach El Rayo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.61230, -102.52755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Rayo

• Catedral basílica de Zacatecas · church · Municipio de Zacatecas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Museo Arqueológico La Quemada · fort · Villanueva · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pabellón de Arteaga · park · Pabellón de Arteaga · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cerro El Picachito · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~7 km
• Cerro La Barranca de los Caballos · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~9 km
• Cerro Quintero · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~9 km
• Cerro El Camaleón · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~11 km
• Asta de Bandera · fort · Guadalupe · ~15 km
• Cápsula del tiempo · fort · Guadalupe · ~15 km
• Cerro La Santa Cruz · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~16 km
• Cerro La Canterilla · viewpoint · Municipio de Zacatecas · ~18 km
• Cerro El Madroñal · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~18 km
• Museo Regional de Guadalupe · museum · Guadalupe · ~19 km
• Cerro Los Alamitos · viewpoint · Municipio de Zacatecas · ~19 km
• obelisco · fort · Guadalupe · ~19 km
• kiosko central · fort · Guadalupe · ~19 km
• cave of Ávalos · cave · Genaro Codina · ~19 km
• Ángeles · fort · Guadalupe · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Rayo

Other hill stations & viewpoints near El Rayo

• Cerro El Picachito · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~7 km
• Cerro La Barranca de los Caballos · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~9 km
• Cerro Quintero · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~9 km
• Cerro El Camaleón · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~11 km
• Cerro La Santa Cruz · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~16 km
• Cerro La Canterilla · viewpoint · Municipio de Zacatecas · ~18 km
• Cerro El Madroñal · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~18 km
• Cerro Los Alamitos · viewpoint · Municipio de Zacatecas · ~19 km
• Cerro Prieto · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~19 km
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Genaro Codina · ~20 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Zacatecas

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