Picacho del Diablo
# Picacho del Diablo

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) :

| 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 ||||||||||||||
