# Huitepec

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**Huitepec** is a volcano in the northwestern part of the [San Cristóbal de las Casas](/source/San_Crist%C3%B3bal_de_las_Casas), [Chiapas](/source/Chiapas), [Mexico](/source/Mexico). It reaches an elevation of 2,761 metres (9,058 ft) above sea level. The mountain is characterized by steep slopes, some with gradients of up to 60 percent, and elevations ranging from approximately 2,230 to 2,710 metres (7,316 to 8,891 ft). The climate is temperate, with a mean annual temperature of 14–15 °C (57–59 °F) and average annual precipitation of about 1,300 millimetres (51 in).[1]

The mountain hosts a [montane ecosystem](/source/Montane_ecosystem) dominated by [oak](/source/Oak_forest), [pine–oak](/source/Pine%E2%80%93oak_forest), and [cloud forest](/source/Cloud_forest) variants, with high plant diversity and important [hydrological](/source/Hydrological) functions, but the ecology is under increasing pressure from surrounding settlements and land-use change.[1]

In 1986, [Pronatura México](/source/Pronatura_M%C3%A9xico) established a 135–136 ha reserve (ladera oriente) on the eastern slope In 2007, the [Zapatista](/source/Zapatista_Army_of_National_Liberation) established a 102 ha (250 acres) community ecological reserve ("El Huitepec").[1]

## References

1. Santos González, Arelí; Estrada Lugo, Erin; Rivas Lechuga, Gerardo (2012). ["Uso de la leña y conservación del bosque en el volcán Huitepec, Chiapas, México"](http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1665-80272012000100010) (in Spanish). *LiminaR*. **10** (1): 138–158. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200522162540/http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1665-80272012000100010) 2020-05-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-30.

## External links

- Retrieved 2021-06-27.

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