Cerro Prieto
- 1,094 ft
- summit
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Cerro Prieto is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 1,090 ft (333 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 La Capadera, about 4.1 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Milpillas and Cerro Barocahui. In a typical June, the warmest month, highs reach about 101°F (38°C) and lows about 73°F (23°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 77°F (25°C) and lows about 49°F (10°C). Precipitation falls on about 11 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
- 1,094 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?
1,094 ft (333 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 MilpillasSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro BarocahuiSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro HuirocoaSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro La PirinolaSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro BlancoSummit · ~9 min drive
- Cerro El SombreritoSummit · ~10 min drive
- Cerro MojaritSummit · ~10 min drive
- Cerro El CamionSummit · ~11 min drive
- Cerro El MasiguiSummit · ~12 min drive
- Cerro La CuevaSummit · ~12 min drive
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Best time to visit Cerro Prieto
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
77° / 49°
3 wet
Feb
81° / 51°
1 wet
Mar
85° / 53°
1 wet
Apr
91° / 58°
0 wet
May
97° / 64°
0 wet
Jun
101° / 73°
2 wet
Jul
96° / 76°
11 wet
Aug
93° / 75°
11 wet
Sep
92° / 73°
6 wet
Oct
91° / 65°
2 wet
Nov
84° / 56°
1 wet
Dec
78° / 50°
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 807 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
