Cerro Los Tanques
- 2,258 ft
- summit
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Cerro Los Tanques is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 2,260 ft (688 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 Los Tanques, about 1.3 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro El Rajado, Cerro La Salvia and Cerros Las Choyitas. In a typical June, the warmest month, highs reach about 97°F (36°C) and lows about 69°F (21°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 74°F (23°C) and lows about 46°F (8°C). Precipitation falls on about 14 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
- 2,258 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Los Tanques. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Los Tanques
How tall is Cerro Los Tanques?
2,258 ft (688 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Los Tanques?
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 RajadoSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro La SalviaSummit · ~3 min drive
- Cerros Las ChoyitasSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro Palo SantalSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro La MinaSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro El NacapulSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro La HigueraSummit · ~8 min drive
- Cerro El TejocoteSummit · ~9 min drive
- Cerro El GuamuchilSummit · ~9 min drive
- Cerro El MasiguiSummit · ~10 min drive
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Best time to visit Cerro Los Tanques
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° / 46°
3 wet
Feb
77° / 48°
2 wet
Mar
81° / 50°
1 wet
Apr
88° / 55°
1 wet
May
93° / 61°
0 wet
Jun
97° / 69°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 72°
14 wet
Aug
89° / 71°
12 wet
Sep
89° / 70°
7 wet
Oct
87° / 62°
3 wet
Nov
81° / 53°
1 wet
Dec
75° / 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 1,850 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
