Enjoy Mexico’s sixth-highest mountain and live to tell the tale You don t need to conquer El Nevado de Colima s peak to enjoy its scenery
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El Nevado de Colima, the sixth-highest mountain in Mexico, peaks at 4,260 meters above sea level. Although the word
nevado means “snow-covered,” most of the year it’s not.
On top of that, it isn’t located in the state of Colima at all: it’s in Jalisco. But make no mistake, there is something special about El Nevado. First of all, it’s a volcano that has been extinct for thousands of years. It’s also the only high peak in Mexico that does not fall within the Mexico City–Puebla–Veracruz corridor.