Picacho del Diablo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Picacho del Diablo |
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| Cerro de la Encantada | |
Picacho del Diablo as seen from the National Astronomical Observatory of Mexico
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,096 m (10,157 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,115 m (6,939 ft) |
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| Naming | |
| English translation | Devil's Peak |
| Language of name | Spanish |
| Geography | |
 Picacho del Diablo
Location in Baja California
Picacho del Diablo
Location in Mexico
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| Location | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico |
| Parent range | Sierra San Pedro Mártir |
| Topo map | H11B45 San Rafael |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 3 scramble |
Picacho del Diablo ('Devil's Peak') is the highest peak on the Baja California peninsula, measuring 3,096 metres (10,157 ft). It is alternately called Cerro de la Encantada, meaning 'Hill of the Enchanted' or 'Hill of the Bewitched'. The peak is located in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a part of the Peninsular Ranges in the Mexican state of Baja California.
Climate
The peak has either a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (Csc) or a Mediterranean-influenced subarctic climate (Dsc)in the Köppen climate classification depending whether the threshold for those climates is considered 0°C or -3°C .
| Climate data for Picacho del Diablo Peak (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.48 (50.86) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 189 (7.4) |
144 (5.7) |
169 (6.7) |
11 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
61 (2.4) |
55 (2.2) |
50 (2.0) |
20 (0.8) |
59 (2.3) |
80 (3.1) |
850 (33.5) |
| Source: climatewna.com | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Cerro de La Encantada (México) para niños
- List of mountains in Mexico
- Mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of Mexico
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