Peña Colorada

Peña Colorada: 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 Peña Colorada

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 Peña Colorada — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 19.75770, -96.69239. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peña Colorada

• Volcano Los Atlixcos · viewpoint · Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cascada Naolinco · waterfall · Naolinco · ~29 km · Must-see
• Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jardín de Esculturas · museum · Xalapa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Museo de Antropología de Xalapa · museum · Xalapa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Museo Interactivo de Xalapa · museum · Xalapa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de Xalapa · church · Xalapa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pinacoteca Diego Rivera · museum · Xalapa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Paseo de los Lagos · lake · Xalapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero y Santuario del Bosque de Niebla · sanctuary · Xalapa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cascada Bola de Oro · waterfall · Coatepec · ~53 km · Must-see
• Zempoala · fort · Úrsulo Galván · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sitio Arqueológico de Cempoala · fort · Úrsulo Galván · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cascade de Xico · waterfall · Xico · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cascada de Texolo · waterfall · Xico · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cascada de la Monja · waterfall · Teocelo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote · sanctuary · Lafragua · ~70 km · Must-see
• Barranca El Zanjón · viewpoint · Chiconquiaco · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Peña Colorada

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Peña Colorada

• Volcano Los Atlixcos · viewpoint · Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios · ~23 km · Must-see
• Los Humeros · viewpoint · Chignautla · ~100 km · Must-see
• Oriental Basin · viewpoint · Tepeyahualco · ~104 km · Must-see
• Las Derrumbadas · viewpoint · Guadalupe Victoria · ~120 km · Must-see
• Pico de Orizaba · viewpoint · Chalchicomula de Sesma · ~126 km · Must-see
• Sierra Negra · viewpoint · Chalchicomula de Sesma · ~135 km · Must-see
• Barranca El Zanjón · viewpoint · Chiconquiaco · ~2 km
• Cerro La Botella · viewpoint · Juchique de Ferrer · ~3 km
• Cerro Cantón · viewpoint · Chiconquiaco · ~3 km
• Cerro La Campana · viewpoint · Juchique de Ferrer · ~3 km

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