Nevado de Toluca National Park
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park in México state, central
Mexico. It is situated in the municipality of Zinacantepec, on the Mexico–Toluca–Guadalajara highway west of Mexico City. Established in 1936, it has an area of 259 square miles (671 square km). The park's chief feature is the dormant, snowcapped Nevado de Toluca Volcano, 14,977 feet (4,565 metres) high, in the crater of which are two picturesque lakes that reflect glaciers and clouds. The crater's rim can be reached by a road that is said to be the highest in the country. The lower slopes of the mountains are heavily wooded with pine and fir trees.
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