Cerro El Picacho
- 2,766 ft
- summit
- Oct–Apr
- best months
Cerro El Picacho is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 2,770 ft (843 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 Hereford, about 8.1 miles southeast of the summit. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 95°F (35°C) and lows about 73°F (23°C); in December, the coldest, highs are about 67°F (20°C) and lows about 44°F (7°C). Precipitation falls on about 9 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
- 2,766 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro El Picacho. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro El Picacho
How tall is Cerro El Picacho?
2,766 ft (843 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro El Picacho?
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.
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Best time to visit Cerro El Picacho
Best months: October–April. 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° / 44°
2 wet
Feb
71° / 45°
2 wet
Mar
75° / 48°
2 wet
Apr
82° / 54°
1 wet
May
89° / 60°
0 wet
Jun
97° / 69°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 73°
9 wet
Aug
92° / 72°
8 wet
Sep
91° / 69°
4 wet
Oct
84° / 60°
2 wet
Nov
75° / 51°
1 wet
Dec
67° / 44°
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 2,602 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
