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Ajusco Peaks Closed After Spring Snow in Mexico City

A late cold system is driving wintry mix at high elevations, prompting short-term safety steps for hikers.

Overview

  • City resource officials closed access Tuesday to Pico del Águila and Cruz del Marqués after sleet coated the upper Ajusco.
  • The closure, announced with the San Miguel Ajusco and Santo Tomás Ajusco communities, will remain in place until safety improves and updates are posted on official channels.
  • Mexico’s weather service said wintry mix could continue on central peaks such as Popocatépetl, Iztaccíhuatl and Nevado de Toluca, and urged people to avoid high-mountain trips and follow Civil Protection guidance.
  • Forecasters link the event to a late cold-core low aloft, known locally as a DANA, meeting moist air over terrain that rises to about 3,937 meters at Pico del Águila.
  • Elsewhere, residents in Linda Vista, El Nayar, reported an uncommon spring snowfall in the Sierra of Nayarit, pointing to a broader late-season chill affecting high-elevation areas.