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Sierra San Pedro Mártir

National Park and Astronomical Observatory
Sierra San Pedro Mártir activities

The National Park includes the wooded portion located within the mountainous system of the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a region with important forest reserves. It is one of the few extensions of mountain forest that are located in the Peninsula of Baja California.

On April 26, 1947 this Natural Protected Area was decreed in Baja California, whose ecosystems contribute to regulate the climate of the central region and the valleys of La Trinidad, San Telmo and San Quintín.

Fauna: Puma (Puma concolor), Lynx (Lynx rufus), Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis cremnobates), Coyote (Canis latrans), Badger (Taxidea taxus), Gray fox, fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Californian condor (Gymnogyps californianus).

Flora: Black pine (Pinus jeffreyi), Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri), Straight pine, royal pine, ocote (Pinus devoniana), Four-leaved pine (Pinus quadrifolia), Contorted pine (Pinus contorta), California Oyamel (Abies concolor), Lamo (Populus tremuloides), Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica var. montana), (Quercus spp.)

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The National Park

Is located in the central part of the state of Baja California, whose region corresponds to the municipality of Ensenada.
Total Area: 72,910.68 ha.
The area was explored for the first time around the year 1701 by expeditions of Eusebio Francisco Kino, under the Dominican order who founded the first mission in the place.
It has a variety of species of conifers and serves as an important refuge for the fauna of the peninsula among whose species, some of endemic nature can be seen bighorn sheep.
Within the limits of the national park, in the mountainous elevation known as Cerro de la Cúpula was established in 1971, the National Astronomical Observatory of Mexico, which is the second most important in Latin America.
Very close to the Observatory is the Picacho del Diablo, which is the highest point of the entire peninsula, reaching 3,095 meters above sea level, which is also within the national park.
Camping areas, cabins, observation from El Altar viewpoint, animals such as the wild cat, bighorn sheep, coyote, integration program of the California Condor.

For more information about Park and Observatory schedules, please contact the following telephone number 078

  • National Astronomical Observatory

    In 1971 UNAM installed telescopes of 84 cm and 1.5 m in San Pedro Mártir. In 1979, the 2.1 m telescope was inaugurated, currently at the level of the best of its kind in the world.
    The visits to the astronomical observatory are a courtesy of the UNAM. The hours of attention are from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The visit consists of a brief tour on the facilities.

    It does not include observation in any of the telescopes since its objective is research and its operation is nocturnal.
    More information from the Observatory:
    Dr. Mauricio Reyes
    Chief of the Observatory
    E-mail: maurey@astrosen.unam.mx
    Telephone: 01 646 174 45 80 ext 302 Observatory 360 Virtual Tour

  • renta de cabañas en sierra san pedro mártir
    Cabins

    Cabins are located near the reception of the park, for more information and reservations dial this number: 01 646 172 30 20
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  • California Condor

    More than 50 thousand years ago, the California condor inhabited the west coast of North America, from Canada to Baja California.
    But in the 1930s there were only 22 condors on the planet: they reached the brink of extinction.
    The causes of its drastic decrease were hunting, poisoning by pesticides and lead, collisions with electricity cables and intake of small garbage.

    Currently, the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas carries out in the Park, the Program of re introduction of the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), a species considered extinct until 2010, the year in which this status changed to the category "danger of extinction" thanks to its gradual re introduction.

  • Park Regulation

    It is important to know what is allowed and what can not be done within the national park; there is a very specific regulation for your stay in the park. For more information please follow the link bellow and see the camping regulation, schedule and tips that you will need to get the most out of your visit
    See Regulation.

078

Official tourist information number.

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