Cerro Crestón
- 55 ft
- summit
- Nov–May
- best months
Cerro Crestón is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 60 ft (17 m) above sea level. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Viii. The nearest town is San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas, about 0.5 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro El Bobiso and Cerro Creston El Bayo. In a typical August, the warmest month, highs reach about 93°F (34°C) and lows about 84°F (29°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 70°F (21°C) and lows about 56°F (13°C). Precipitation falls on about 6 days in August, the wettest month, and about 0 days in April, 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
- 55 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Crestón. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Crestón
How tall is Cerro Crestón?
55 ft (17 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Crestón?
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.
Cerro El SoldadoSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: WendyAvilesR, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cerro El BobisoSummit · ~4 min drive
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- Cerro Los AlgodonesSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro La VentanaSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro NavarroSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro BacochibampoSummit · ~8 min drive
- Cerro Los PajaritosSummit · ~8 min drive
- Cerro La NavajaSummit · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Crestón
Best months: November–May. 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
70° / 56°
2 wet
Feb
72° / 57°
2 wet
Mar
75° / 60°
1 wet
Apr
80° / 65°
0 wet
May
85° / 71°
0 wet
Jun
90° / 78°
1 wet
Jul
92° / 83°
5 wet
Aug
93° / 84°
6 wet
Sep
91° / 82°
3 wet
Oct
86° / 74°
2 wet
Nov
78° / 65°
1 wet
Dec
71° / 57°
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 0 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
