Pico del Águila is a peak of the mountain range called Ajusco, located in Cumbres del Ajusco National Park

Cumbres del Ajusco National Park

Cumbres del Ajusco National Park is one of many national parks near Mexico City, DF. The Ajusco is known for its high elevations reaching 3,900 meters above sea level and is visible from any part of Mexico city. The park is characterized by pine-oak forests and high mountain grassland...

 at the southern outskirts of Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, specifically at the coordinates N19 12 46.8 W99 15 25.2 – 12776 ft (3894 m) in the borough of Tlalpan

Tlalpan

Tlalpan is one of the sixteen administrative boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City. It is the largest borough, with over eighty percent under conservation as forest and other ecologically sensitive area. The rest, almost all of it on the northern edge, has been urban since the mid 20th...

. It is a popular Sunday hike, and can be climbed in about two hours. On a rare clear smogless night one can see virtually all of Mexico City illuminated at your feet from the summit.