| WEATHER:
The weather of the Sierra Madre Oriental, presents a
very complex distribution, the differences in the temperature
itself due to the mountainous chain, producing an effect
of condensation; generates rains that concentrate on
the side this of the saw, while the western side develops
a called phenomenon “Orographical Shadow”,
giving rise to plains with dry weather or almost dry,
(INEGI of 1996).
According to data obtained of the weather station
of the city of Monterrey, the Ecological Park Chipinque
is located in a type of climate almost dry with rains
marked in summer and with a percentage of winter rain
of 5 al 10% of the annual total.
Temperature:
In the Ecological Park Chipinque temperatures are presented
annual average that vary from 18 to 22— C with
a thermal oscillation from 14 to 16 — C during
the months of May and June, with a maximum one between
25 and 26 °C in the month July and its low is presented
in January from 15 to 19°C. With relation to the
temperature that is presented daily in the metropolitan
area of Monterrey, in the Park a differential from 2
to 4 is presented° C less in the area of the Center
of Attention al Visiting and The Plateau respectively.
In the winter season extreme temperatures are presented
that oscillate from 0 to 4° C the lowest and in
the season of summer extreme temperatures from 22 to
35 are presented° C the highest.
Haste annual average:
The annual average haste oscillates between the 300
and 500 mm. in the months from May to July, in the months
of December and January with an average haste that varies
among the 5 to 10 mm. The relative humidity between
the 30 and 50%, the number of appreciable rain oscillates
between the 30 and 59 mm with a greater incident in
the month of September with a rank of 80 and 90 mm.
Dominant winds:
The dominant winds stem from the northeast and southeastern
and they are presented from January to July; from August
to September they change the course of dominance stemming
from the southeast and of the east in response to the
activity ciclónica that cause important rains
in summer.
Intemperismos extreme:
The frequency of frosts (temperatures less than 0°C)
in the region they are from 0 to 20 days al year, in
the referring thing to the frequency of hailstorms for
this same area they are reported between 0 and 2 annual
days (INEGI, 1996) and although not frequent, they are
not rare the snow-covered.
GEOGRAPHY:
The area of the Park Ecological Chipinque limits al
South with the divide of the solid mountainous one of
the Saw Oriental Mother, al North with the division
“Joyas del Venado”, al This with the lands
of the division ”Renacimiento” and to Western
with the division “Olinala”.
The Park Ecological Chipinque has an extension of 1,625
hectares located in its greater part in the municipality
of San Pedro Heron Garcia (1,011.97 hectáres),
while a smaller proportion the municipality of Monterrey
(613.03 hectares).
ALTITUDES:
To have a reference with respect to the altitudes that
are presented in the Park, there would be that to compare
it with the altitude in the metropolitan area of Monterrey
that is of approximately 500 meters above sea level
(msnm), thus, in the different points and spots of the
Park have the following heights:
| Place |
ALTITUDES
(msnm)
|
| Centro de Atención al Visitante (entrada
al Parque) |
800 |
| Paraje de la Zorra |
1,150 |
| Paraje Canoas (bebederos) |
1,170 |
| Paraje El Empalme |
1,270 |
| La Meseta |
1,270 |
| Paraje Delicias |
1,300 |
| Paraje Las Moras |
1,110 |
| Puerto del Aire |
1,300 |
| El Pinal |
1,500 |
| Paraje Meseta del Epazote |
1,400 |
| Cumbre La "M" |
2,000 |
| Cumbre Las Antenas |
1,900 |
| Cumbre La Ventana |
1,900 |
| Cumbre Copete del Aguila |
2,220 |
DISTANCIAS DE ALGUNAS VEREDAS EN EL PARQUE
| VEREDA |
DISTACIA
(km)
|
| Carretera asfaltada |
7 |
| Vereda 1 |
0.2 |
| Vereda 2 |
1.25 |
| Vereda 3 |
0.35 |
| Vereda La Deslavada |
2 |
| Brecha del Chile (desde carretera hasta el entronque
con Moras) |
2.7 |
| Brecha de San Agustín |
4 |
| Brecha de Las Moras |
2.5 |
| Brecha El Empalme |
6.7 |
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