Spanish; Castilian: Picacho del Diablo|italic=no | |
Other Name: | Spanish; Castilian: Cerro de la Encantada|italic=no |
Elevation M: | 3096 |
Prominence M: | 2115 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Translation: | Devil's Peak |
Language: | Spanish |
Map: | Baja California#Mexico |
Map Size: | 280 |
Location: | Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico |
Range: | Sierra San Pedro Mártir |
Coordinates: | 30.9908°N -115.375°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | H11B45 San Rafael |
Easiest Route: | scramble |
Spanish; Castilian: Picacho del Diablo|italic=no ('Devil's Peak') is the highest peak on the Baja California peninsula, measuring 3096m (10,157feet). It is alternately called Spanish; Castilian: Cerro de la Encantada|italic=no, 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.
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 .[3]