Aguascalientes · MX
Cerro del Muerto "El Picacho", Jesus Maria, Ags.
El Picacho is the road-side trailhead of the Cerro del Muerto, the sleeping-man-shaped mountain that forms the western backdrop of Aguascalientes city. Marked on the map as a hiking area, it is the spot where locals and visitors pull off Federal Highway 70, hand over a small cash fee, and start climbing the ridge nicknamed "Los Pies del Muerto"—the feet of the dead man. From the parking lot, rocky paths switch up through dry scrub and cacti toward a series of peaks, and the reward is a wide, sun-washed panorama of the city, the valley and the surrounding sierras.
It works as a quick half-day escape just minutes from town: you can do an easy out-and-back to the first lookout in under two hours, or commit to the longer, steeper ascent up the crest for a proper leg-burning hike. With a 4.8 rating from thousands of reviews and a crowd that turns up at dawn to catch the sunrise, El Picacho is one of the most loved outdoor spots in the state.