Cerro La Puerca
- 991 ft
- summit
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Cerro La Puerca is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 990 ft (302 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 Real del Catorce, about 7.6 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro El Chupadero. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 100°F (38°C) and lows about 79°F (26°C); in December, the coldest, highs are about 73°F (23°C) and lows about 48°F (9°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
- 991 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro La Puerca. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro La Puerca
How tall is Cerro La Puerca?
991 ft (302 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro La Puerca?
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 la CampanaSummit · ~30 min drivePhoto: Metamario, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cerro El ChupaderoSummit · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Cerro La Puerca
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
74° / 48°
2 wet
Feb
77° / 50°
1 wet
Mar
82° / 53°
1 wet
Apr
88° / 58°
0 wet
May
94° / 64°
0 wet
Jun
101° / 73°
0 wet
Jul
100° / 79°
5 wet
Aug
99° / 79°
6 wet
Sep
97° / 76°
3 wet
Oct
90° / 66°
1 wet
Nov
81° / 55°
1 wet
Dec
73° / 48°
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 814 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
