Picacho del Diablo | |
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Cerro de la Encantada | |
![]() Picacho del Diablo as seen from the National Astronomical Observatory of Mexico | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,096 m (10,157 ft) |
Prominence | 2,115 m (6,939 ft)[1] |
Listing |
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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 | |
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'[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.