Cerro Prieto
- 290 ft
- summit
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Cerro Prieto is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 290 ft (88 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 Guásimas (De Belem), about 1.0 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Las Calaveras, Cerro El Chiltepin and La Bandera. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 96°F (36°C) and lows about 81°F (27°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 74°F (23°C) and lows about 54°F (12°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
- 290 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Prieto. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Prieto
How tall is Cerro Prieto?
290 ft (88 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Prieto?
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 SoldadoSummit · ~40 min drivePhoto: WendyAvilesR, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Las CalaverasSummit · Next door
- Cerro El ChiltepinSummit · ~2 min drive
- La BanderaSummit · ~3 min drive
- Cerro Boca AbiertaSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cerro YasicuriSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro Los TordillosSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro El BachocoSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro Cruz de PiedraSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro El TordilloSummit · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Prieto
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
74° / 54°
2 wet
Feb
76° / 55°
1 wet
Mar
80° / 58°
1 wet
Apr
85° / 63°
0 wet
May
91° / 68°
0 wet
Jun
96° / 76°
1 wet
Jul
96° / 81°
5 wet
Aug
95° / 82°
6 wet
Sep
94° / 79°
3 wet
Oct
90° / 71°
2 wet
Nov
81° / 61°
1 wet
Dec
74° / 54°
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 72 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
