Cerro Cuanda
- 7,054 ft
- summit
- Jan–Dec
- best months
Cerro Cuanda is a mountain in Oaxaca, Mexico, with its summit at about 7,050 ft (2,150 m) above sea level. It stands inside Reserva de la Biosfera Tehuacán-Cuicatlán. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Santa María Ixcatlán, about 3.9 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include El Culebrón. In a typical May, the warmest month, highs reach about 77°F (25°C) and lows about 54°F (12°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 68°F (20°C) and lows about 46°F (8°C). Precipitation falls on about 12 days in June, the wettest month, and about 1 days in January, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 7,054 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Cuanda. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Cuanda
How tall is Cerro Cuanda?
7,054 ft (2,150 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Cuanda?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
- El CulebrónSummit · ~5 min drive
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- El CalvarioSummit · ~7 min drive
- Siete PuertasSummit · ~8 min drive
- Cerro FlorSummit · ~11 min drive
- Cerro de AguaSummit · ~12 min drive
- C. El CachucheSummit · ~12 min drive
- C. QuemadoSummit · ~13 min drive
- GanduditoSummit · ~13 min drive
- Cerro La OrquetaSummit · ~13 min drive
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Best time to visit Cerro Cuanda
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
68° / 46°
1 wet
Feb
71° / 47°
1 wet
Mar
76° / 49°
2 wet
Apr
78° / 52°
4 wet
May
77° / 54°
8 wet
Jun
72° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
69° / 54°
11 wet
Aug
70° / 54°
10 wet
Sep
69° / 54°
12 wet
Oct
68° / 52°
7 wet
Nov
67° / 49°
3 wet
Dec
67° / 47°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 6,716 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
