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Mountain · Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Sierra Negra

4,580 m15,026 ft

Prominence: 552 m1,810 ft
Isolation: 4.6 km
Region: Mexico
Tonight: -5°CCloudy · Wind 15 km/h E

Sierra Negra is a 4,580 m (15,026 ft) mountain in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Mexico.

All facts

Elevation: 4,580 m · 15,026 ft
Nearest higher peak: Citlaltepetl (5,636 m)
Range: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Protected area: Citlaltepetl
Coordinates: 18.9854° N, 97.3140° W

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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Sierra Negra

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km N
+2 more within 5.0 km
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Nearest campsite
4.7 km NE
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Nearest hut
Refugio Fausto González Gomar
5.4 km NE · +1 more within 5.4 km
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All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km N
Parking	1.8 km NE
Campsite	4.7 km NE
Parqueo altoParking	5.0 km NE
Hut	5.4 km NE
Refugio Fausto González GomarHut	5.4 km NE

3D map

Sierra Negra 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Sierra Negra terrain and contours

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Sierra Negra elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Sierra Negra weather

Tonight · Cloudy · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 15 km/h E

Sierra Negra forecast for the summit, about 4,580 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 2,994 m.

Tonight-5°–15 km/h EBase 5°
Sat-3°4°–21 km/h EBase 6 / 13°
Sun-4°5°0.2 mm19 km/h SEBase 5 / 14°
Mon-3°4°–4 km/h NEBase 7 / 14°
Tue-3°4°2.3 mm3 km/h NEBase 7 / 13°
Wed-4°2°8.6 mm4 km/h EBase 5 / 11°
Thu-4°3°4.1 mm5 km/h SEBase 5 / 13°
Fri-2°5°1.3 mm4 km/h SEBase 8 / 15°
Sat-4°6°0.6 mm6 km/h SEBase 6 / 15°
Sun-4°6°0.8 mm6 km/h NEBase 5 / 16°

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, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6.2 × 6.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

31.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

54.9%

Steep, 30–45°

13.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.2%

Steeper than 30°: 13.8% of the 38 km² view
Relief in view: 1,587 m low point 2,994 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 47.8%Grassland 33.9%Bare rock / sparse 14.9%Cropland 1.7%Shrubland 1.4%

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 3.1 km; 67 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Senecio mairetianus23
Gentian Beardtongue21
Senecio roseus19
Hartweg's pine18
Mexican Sea holly18
Graphic Spiny Lizard10

Where it sits

Where Sierra Negra sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Paso de CortésPass · 3,700 m141 km W

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Downloads

Sierra Negra downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGSierra Negra satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-01-02.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 4,581 m at the summit; the official height is 4,580 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	4,580 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	4,581 m	+1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	4,568 m	-12 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 2026-01-02)
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 · OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia

Sierra Negra

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

West → east through the summit

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