Picacho del Diablo
| Picacho del Diablo | |
|---|---|
| Cerro de la Encantada | |
North America isolated peaks 61st | |
| Coordinates | 30°59′27″N 115°22′30″W / 30.99083°N 115.37500°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Devil's Peak |
| Language of name | Spanish |
| Geography | |
  Picacho del Diablo Location in Mexico  Picacho del Diablo Picacho del Diablo (Mexico) | |
| Location | 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'[2] 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
Mediterranean-influenced subarctic climate (Dsc)in the Köppen climate classification depending whether the threshold for those climates is considered 0°C or -3°C .[4][verification needed
]
| Climate data for Picacho del Diablo Peak (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- List of mountains in Mexico
- Mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of Mexico
References
- ^ "Picacho del Diablo". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Desert Peaks Section Peaks List" (PDF). Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. May 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Martin, Andy (26 March 2011). "Mexico Ultras". Peaklist.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ a b "ClimateNA_Map". www.climatewna.com. University of British Columbia. 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
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