Cerro Pinto

Cerro Pinto: 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 Cerro Pinto

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.

Visiting Cerro Pinto: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Cerro Pinto — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 19.42847, -97.24798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cerro Pinto

• Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote · sanctuary · Lafragua · ~16 km · Must-see
• Oriental Basin · viewpoint · Tepeyahualco · ~20 km · Must-see
• San Carlos Fortress · fort · Tepeyahualco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cascade de Xico · waterfall · Xico · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cascada de la Monja · waterfall · Teocelo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cascada de Texolo · waterfall · Xico · ~33 km · Must-see
• Las Derrumbadas · viewpoint · Guadalupe Victoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cantona · fort · Tepeyahualco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cascada Bola de Oro · waterfall · Coatepec · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero y Santuario del Bosque de Niebla · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Los Humeros · viewpoint · Chignautla · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pinacoteca Diego Rivera · museum · Xalapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Paseo de los Lagos · lake · Xalapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de Xalapa · church · Xalapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Museo de Antropología de Xalapa · museum · Xalapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Museo Interactivo de Xalapa · museum · Xalapa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jardín de Esculturas · museum · Xalapa · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cerro Pinto

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cerro Pinto

• Oriental Basin · viewpoint · Tepeyahualco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Las Derrumbadas · viewpoint · Guadalupe Victoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Los Humeros · viewpoint · Chignautla · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pico de Orizaba · viewpoint · Chalchicomula de Sesma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sierra Negra · viewpoint · Chalchicomula de Sesma · ~62 km · Must-see
• Malinche · viewpoint · Teolocholco · ~106 km · Must-see
• Volcano Los Atlixcos · viewpoint · Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios · ~108 km · Must-see
• Piedras Encimadas Valley · viewpoint · Acaxochitlán · ~133 km · Must-see
• Hueyatlaco · viewpoint · Municipio de Puebla · ~141 km · Must-see
• Barranca La Garita · viewpoint · Lafragua · ~4 km

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