El Chichonal

El Chichonal: 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 El Chichonal

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 El Chichonal — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.36067, -93.22964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Chichonal

• El Chichón · viewpoint · Huimanguillo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Zona Arqueológica de Malpasito · fort · Huimanguillo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nezahualcoyotl Reservoir · lake · Mezcalapa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cráter del volcán Chichonal · viewpoint · Pichucalco · ~0 km
• Cerro El Calvario · viewpoint · Tapalapa · ~29 km
• Presa Peñitas · lake · Mezcalapa · ~34 km
• Topografía / relieve · cave · Teapa · ~45 km
• Hidrografia · attraction · Teapa · ~46 km
• Grutas Y Cascadas Agua Blanca · waterfall · Teapa · ~46 km
• Geología · viewpoint · Teapa · ~47 km
• Gruta Cócona · cave · Teapa · ~48 km
• Centro Ecoturistico Grutas de Coconá · attraction · Teapa · ~49 km
• Temple of Quechula · fort · Tecpatán · ~50 km
• Monumento Natural Grutas de Coconá · sanctuary · Teapa · ~50 km
• Parque Estatal de la Sierra de Tabasco · sanctuary · Teapa · ~52 km
• Reserva Ecológica Yu-Balcah · sanctuary · Tacotalpa · ~59 km
• Cerro La Sombra · viewpoint · San Fernando · ~60 km
• Manuel Moreno Torres Dam · lake · Osumacinta · ~61 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Chichonal

Other hill stations & viewpoints near El Chichonal

• El Chichón · viewpoint · Huimanguillo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cráter del volcán Chichonal · viewpoint · Pichucalco · ~0 km
• Cerro El Calvario · viewpoint · Tapalapa · ~29 km
• Geología · viewpoint · Teapa · ~47 km
• Cerro La Sombra · viewpoint · San Fernando · ~60 km
• Cordón La Montañita · viewpoint · San Fernando · ~63 km
• Cruz · viewpoint · San Fernando · ~68 km
• Cordón San Gabriel · viewpoint · Osumacinta · ~69 km
• mirador Mauricio · viewpoint · San Fernando · ~70 km
• Sumidero Canyon · viewpoint · Tuxtla Gutiérrez · ~73 km

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