El Peñasco
- 3,302 ft
- summit
- Oct–Apr
- best months
El Peñasco is a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, with its summit at about 3,300 ft (1,006 m) above sea level. It stands inside Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Bavispe. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is El Tigre Tres, about 2.6 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include El Mogote, Los Chinos and Los Cholo. In a typical June, the warmest month, highs reach about 98°F (36°C) and lows about 67°F (19°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 65°F (19°C) and lows about 40°F (4°C). Precipitation falls on about 13 days in July, the wettest month, and about 1 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
- 3,302 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of El Peñasco. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about El Peñasco
How tall is El Peñasco?
3,302 ft (1,006 m).
Is there a trail to the top of El Peñasco?
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.
- El MogoteSummit · ~2 min drive
- Los ChinosSummit · ~2 min drive
- Los CholoSummit · ~3 min drive
- El PajaritoSummit · ~6 min drive
- ZizicotaSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro La narizSummit · ~29 min drive
- Volcan Cerro BlancoSummit · ~45 min drive
- Cerro El GloboSummit · ~47 min drive
- El DiabloSummit · ~49 min drive
- Cerro Las YeguasSummit · ~60 min drive
Best time to visit El Peñasco
Best months: October–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
65° / 40°
3 wet
Feb
69° / 41°
3 wet
Mar
75° / 45°
2 wet
Apr
82° / 51°
1 wet
May
91° / 59°
1 wet
Jun
98° / 67°
3 wet
Jul
94° / 70°
13 wet
Aug
92° / 69°
11 wet
Sep
90° / 66°
5 wet
Oct
82° / 57°
2 wet
Nov
73° / 47°
2 wet
Dec
65° / 40°
3 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 3,209 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).
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