Cerro Pilares
- 2,005 ft
- summit
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Cerro Pilares is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 2,010 ft (611 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 Campo de Gomez, about 2.5 miles north of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Chaveco. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 98°F (37°C) and lows about 77°F (25°C); in December, the coldest, highs are about 71°F (21°C) and lows about 48°F (9°C). Precipitation falls on about 7 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
- 2,005 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Pilares. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Pilares
How tall is Cerro Pilares?
2,005 ft (611 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Pilares?
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 del BachocoSummit · ~56 min drivePhoto: José Eugenio Gómez Rodríguez from Hermosillo, Sonora, México, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cerro de la CampanaSummit · ~60 min drivePhoto: Metamario, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cerro ChavecoSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro El AgachadoSummit · ~10 min drive
- Loma El GameñoSummit · ~19 min drive
- Cerro El SombrerilloSummit · ~36 min drive
- Cerro La PitahayosaSummit · ~37 min drive
- Cerro PrietoSummit · ~38 min drive
- Cerro San RamonSummit · ~41 min drive
- Cerro Las TrancasSummit · ~42 min drive
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Best time to visit Cerro Pilares
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
71° / 48°
2 wet
Feb
74° / 49°
1 wet
Mar
79° / 52°
1 wet
Apr
85° / 57°
1 wet
May
92° / 63°
0 wet
Jun
99° / 71°
1 wet
Jul
98° / 77°
7 wet
Aug
96° / 77°
7 wet
Sep
95° / 73°
3 wet
Oct
88° / 64°
1 wet
Nov
78° / 54°
1 wet
Dec
71° / 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 1,555 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
