Cerro Grande
- 1,754 ft
- summit
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Cerro Grande is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 1,750 ft (535 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 Pitiquito, about 3.7 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Cañedo. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 101°F (38°C) and lows about 79°F (26°C); in December, the coldest, highs are about 69°F (20°C) and lows about 44°F (7°C). Precipitation falls on about 5 days in July, 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
- 1,754 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Grande. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Grande
How tall is Cerro Grande?
1,754 ft (535 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Grande?
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 de TrincherasSummit · ~1h 7m drivePhoto: Matt Peeples from Tempe, Arizona, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cerro CañedoSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cerro La AguileñaSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro PitiquinSummit · ~8 min drive
- Cerro La ZorraSummit · ~15 min drive
- Cerro ProveedoraSummit · ~15 min drive
- Cerro La CuevaSummit · ~16 min drive
- Cerro La CruzSummit · ~20 min drive
- Cerro El AlamoSummit · ~26 min drive
- Cerro el Tio ToñoSummit · ~59 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Grande
Best months: November–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
70° / 44°
2 wet
Feb
73° / 46°
2 wet
Mar
79° / 50°
2 wet
Apr
85° / 56°
0 wet
May
93° / 64°
0 wet
Jun
100° / 72°
0 wet
Jul
101° / 79°
5 wet
Aug
99° / 78°
5 wet
Sep
97° / 74°
3 wet
Oct
88° / 63°
1 wet
Nov
78° / 52°
1 wet
Dec
69° / 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 1,529 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
