The Cerro El Veladero is a mountain in the state of Guerrero to the north of Acapulco.

[1] It was the site of the Battle of El Veladero during the Mexican War of Independence.

The mountain is protected by the Parque nacional El Veladero, created in 1980 with an area of almost 3,160 hectares (7,800 acres).

The park was created with the goal of improving the environment of the area known as the amphitheater of Acapulco Bay and the Cerro Veladero, which has historical importance.

Fauna include songbirds, osprey, iguana and boa.