Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa Elena
About
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa Elena is a protected natural area in Chihuahua, Mexico, covering about 686,400 acres (2,778 km²). Its peaks include AGuja Colorada, El Cardenal and Las Chivas. Elevations inside the park range from about 3,180 ft to 5,410 ft. The nearest town is Nuevo Lajitas, about 4.1 miles southwest of the park's centre. It was established in 1994. It is classed as a flora and fauna protection area. It is managed as an IUCN category VI protected area. Administratively, it is in Manuel Benavides Municipality. These details come from Wikidata. The boundary comes from OpenStreetMap. Check the park's own rules, fees and opening hours before you go.
Park size
686,442 acres
Location
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa Elena
Chihuahua
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). View or edit on OpenStreetMap.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa Elena for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Best time to visit Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa Elena
Best months: November–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
68° / 33°
2 wet
Feb
74° / 38°
2 wet
Mar
82° / 45°
2 wet
Apr
90° / 54°
2 wet
May
98° / 64°
3 wet
Jun
102° / 73°
4 wet
Jul
101° / 74°
6 wet
Aug
100° / 73°
5 wet
Sep
95° / 67°
5 wet
Oct
88° / 56°
4 wet
Nov
76° / 43°
2 wet
Dec
68° / 33°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lajitas, TX, 11.8 mi away at 2,403 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Plan this with Roamze
Tell Roamze when you're going and who's coming. It plans the days, gear and food around this place.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
