Cerro Picacho
- 10,199 ft
- summit
- Dec–Mar
- best months
Cerro Picacho is a mountain in Mérida, Venezuela, with its summit at about 10,200 ft (3,109 m) above sea level. It stands inside Parque Nacional General Juan Pablo Peñaloza. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Las Adjuntas, about 5.7 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Piedras Blancas, Cerro Molino and Cerro Las Truchas. In a typical September, the warmest month, highs reach about 60°F (15°C) and lows about 44°F (7°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 57°F (14°C) and lows about 41°F (5°C). Precipitation falls on about 16 days in May, the wettest month, and about 6 days in January, 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
- 10,199 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Picacho. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Picacho
How tall is Cerro Picacho?
10,199 ft (3,109 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Picacho?
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 Piedras BlancasSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro MolinoSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro Las PorquerasSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cerro La LagunaSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cerro La MontañaSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro Monte FríoSummit · ~7 min drive
- Filo del UraoSummit · ~9 min drive
- Topo Río NegroSummit · ~10 min drive
- Cerro Cueva NegraSummit · ~10 min drive
- Cerro La SinfoníaSummit · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Picacho
Best months: December–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
57° / 41°
6 wet
Feb
58° / 43°
7 wet
Mar
58° / 44°
9 wet
Apr
58° / 45°
14 wet
May
58° / 45°
16 wet
Jun
58° / 45°
15 wet
Jul
58° / 44°
15 wet
Aug
59° / 44°
15 wet
Sep
60° / 44°
15 wet
Oct
59° / 44°
16 wet
Nov
57° / 43°
14 wet
Dec
56° / 42°
10 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 9,813 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
