La Chiva
- 1,197 ft
- summit
- Nov–Mar
- best months
La Chiva is a mountain in Sinaloa, Mexico, with its summit at about 1,200 ft (365 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 El Manchón, about 6.1 miles north of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Los Amoles, C. La Campana and C. Los Brasiles. In a typical June, the warmest month, highs reach about 97°F (36°C) and lows about 73°F (23°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 78°F (26°C) and lows about 52°F (11°C). Precipitation falls on about 17 days in July, the wettest month, and about 0 days in May, 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
- 1,197 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of La Chiva. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about La Chiva
How tall is La Chiva?
1,197 ft (365 m).
Is there a trail to the top of La Chiva?
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.
- Los AmolesSummit · ~1 min drive
- C. La CampanaSummit · ~3 min drive
- C. Los BrasilesSummit · ~3 min drive
- C. Los DuendesSummit · ~4 min drive
- C. Los GuijolesSummit · ~4 min drive
- C. La Cueva del LeónSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro BlancoSummit · ~5 min drive
- C. Los AnalesSummit · ~6 min drive
- C. El CajónSummit · ~7 min drive
- C. El ZapoteSummit · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit La Chiva
Best months: November–March. 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
78° / 52°
3 wet
Feb
81° / 53°
2 wet
Mar
85° / 55°
1 wet
Apr
91° / 61°
1 wet
May
96° / 66°
0 wet
Jun
97° / 73°
4 wet
Jul
90° / 74°
17 wet
Aug
88° / 73°
15 wet
Sep
88° / 72°
11 wet
Oct
88° / 66°
4 wet
Nov
84° / 58°
2 wet
Dec
79° / 53°
3 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 1,129 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
