Cerro Pelón
- 978 ft
- summit
- Dec–Feb
- best months
Cerro Pelón is a mountain in Sinaloa, Mexico, with its summit at about 980 ft (298 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Potrerillos, about 1.0 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include El Jumete, C. La Bandera and Loma La Tinaja. In a typical June, the warmest month, highs reach about 97°F (36°C) and lows about 74°F (23°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 80°F (26°C) and lows about 53°F (12°C). Precipitation falls on about 12 days in July, the wettest month, and about 0 days in March, 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
- 978 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Pelón. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Pelón
How tall is Cerro Pelón?
978 ft (298 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Pelón?
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 JumeteSummit · ~1 min drive
- C. La BanderaSummit · ~2 min drive
- Loma La TinajaSummit · ~2 min drive
- Loma LargaSummit · ~4 min drive
- MochomoSummit · ~4 min drive
- C. TultitaSummit · ~4 min drive
- El CementerioSummit · ~5 min drive
- Loma CompiosSummit · ~5 min drive
- Los CedrosSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro del MochomoSummit · ~7 min drive
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Best time to visit Cerro Pelón
Best months: December–February. 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
80° / 53°
2 wet
Feb
82° / 54°
1 wet
Mar
86° / 56°
0 wet
Apr
91° / 60°
0 wet
May
95° / 66°
0 wet
Jun
97° / 74°
2 wet
Jul
93° / 76°
12 wet
Aug
91° / 76°
12 wet
Sep
90° / 75°
9 wet
Oct
91° / 70°
3 wet
Nov
86° / 61°
1 wet
Dec
80° / 55°
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 509 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
