MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

In Toluca?s surrounding areas you?ll find natural parks offering challenging mountain climbing conditions of varying difficulty levels.

Parque Nacional Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo (La Marquesa). Located 32 km (20 mi) east of Toluca, off Highway 15. This national park, which covers an area of 1580 hectares (3,903 acres), lies in a large valley with a cool climate. The park has an important ecological conservation center. This park?s mountainous scenery, which includes an abundant offering of coniferous trees, has rock formations and peaks which will prove challenging for climbers. Tlaloc Mountain, for example, is 3690 meters (12,177 feet) above sea level.

Parque Nacional Nevado de Toluca. Located 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Toluca, along Highway 134. This national park has the fourth highest mountain in the country, which is 4558 meters (15,041 feet) above sea level. This is one of the main nature areas in the Toluca valley region. This park has peaks of various altitudes that will put mountain climbers? skills to the test, such as Volcan Gordo, which is 3780 meters (12,474 feet) above sea level; La Calera, which lies 3740 meters (12,342 feet) above sea level; and San Antonio, which is 3600 meters (11,880 feet) high.