Picacho

Picacho: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Picacho

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Picacho — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 18.72325, -99.72266. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picacho

• Salto de Tzumpantitlán · waterfall · Tonatico · ~12 km · Must-see
• Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Tonatico · waterfall · Tonatico · ~13 km · Must-see
• Parque Acuatico Ixtapan de la Sal · park · Ixtapan de la Sal · ~20 km · Must-see
• Santa Prisca Church · church · Taxco de Alarcón · ~28 km · Must-see
• Museo William Spratling · museum · Taxco de Alarcón · ~28 km · Must-see
• Zona Arqueologica Ixcateopan · fort · Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc · ~33 km · Must-see
• Parque Ecológico y Recreativo de Tenancingo, Malinalco y Zumpahuacán · church · Tenancingo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Archeological site of Malinalco · fort · Temixco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Zona Arqueológica de Coatetelco · fort · Coatetelco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pico del Fraile · viewpoint · Toluca · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nevado de Toluca · viewpoint · Toluca · ~54 km · Must-see
• Xochicalco · fort · Temixco · ~57 km · Must-see
• Zona arqueológica de San Miguel Ixtapan · fort · Tejupilco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tequesquitengo Lake · lake · Jojutla · ~62 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Asunción de María · church · Cuernavaca · ~70 km · Must-see
• Santuario de la Mariposa Monarca - Piedra Herrada · sanctuary · Temascaltepec · ~70 km · Must-see
• Teopanzolco · fort · Cuernavaca · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ruinas de la Hacienda de Nombre de Dios · fort · Pilcaya · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Picacho

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Picacho

• Pico del Fraile · viewpoint · Toluca · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nevado de Toluca · viewpoint · Toluca · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Valle de Bravo · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ajusco · viewpoint · Tlalpan · ~91 km · Must-see
• Xitle · viewpoint · Tlalpan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Teuhtli · viewpoint · Milpa Alta · ~115 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pelón · viewpoint · Donato Guerra · ~117 km · Must-see
• Yuhualixqui · viewpoint · Iztapalapa · ~121 km · Must-see
• Tetlalmanche · viewpoint · Tláhuac · ~127 km · Must-see
• Cerro Tepeyac · viewpoint · Gustavo A. Madero · ~133 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Guerrero

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