Mountain · Guanajuato

Cerro del Cubilete

2,579 m8,461 ft

Prominence: 232 m760 ft
Isolation: 11 km
Tonight: 8°CPartly cloudy · Wind 30 km/h NE

Cerro del Cubilete is a 2,579 m (8,461 ft) mountain in Guanajuato, Mexico.

All facts

Elevation: 2,579 m · 8,461 ft
Nearest higher peak: Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field (3,860 m)
Region: Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinates: 21.0118° N, 101.3690° W

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3D map

Cerro del Cubilete 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Cerro del Cubilete terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the summit

Cerro del Cubilete elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Cerro del Cubilete weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 8°C (46°F) · Wind 30 km/h NE

Cerro del Cubilete forecast for the summit, about 2,579 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,853 m.

Tonight8°–30 km/h NEBase 12°
Sat8°22°–30 km/h NEBase 12 / 26°
Sun11°18°–27 km/h EBase 15 / 22°
Mon10°19°2.3 mm20 km/h EBase 14 / 23°
Tue10°14°3.6 mm7 km/h NEBase 14 / 18°
Wed11°19°17.7 mm19 km/h SEBase 15 / 23°
Thu9°18°2.7 mm12 km/h SEBase 13 / 22°
Fri8°17°0.2 mm7 km/h SBase 12 / 21°
Sat8°18°0.7 mm9 km/h NEBase 12 / 22°
Sun8°19°–13 km/h NEBase 12 / 23°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Cerro del Cubilete

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Cerro del Cubilete, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.4 km ENE
+2 more within 6.1 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Good place for wild camping
5.5 km E
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Parking	0.4 km ENE
Good place for wild campingCampsite	5.5 km E
Parking	6.1 km SSE
Etacionamiento 1 Parque Guanajuato BicentenarioParking	6.1 km S

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

40.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

53.1%

Steep, 30–45°

7.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 7.0% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 726 m low point 1,853 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 52.4%Grassland 22.6%Trees 21.1%Cropland 2.2%Built-up 1.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 371 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Fiberglass plant17
Rock Squirrel14
Hepatic Tanager12
Western Wood-Pewee12
Eastern Spiny Lizard11
Tepozan11

Where it sits

Where Cerro del Cubilete sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Metztitlan Canyon287 km ESE

Downloads

Cerro del Cubilete downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGCerro del Cubilete satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-26.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,579 m at the summit; the official height is 2,579 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,579 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,579 m	-0 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,569 m	-10 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-26)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia

Cerro del Cubilete

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Data sources