Querétaro topographic map

Name: Querétaro topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Querétaro, Municipio de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico (20.54031 -100.48015 20.68397 -100.31196)

Average elevation: 6,302 ft

Minimum elevation: 5,889 ft

Maximum elevation: 7,598 ft

The municipality has rolling hills, mountain ranges and flatlands. Most of the rolling hills cross the territory from south to north, paralleling the Querétaro-San Luis Potosí highway. Most plains are located in the north, and are of sedimentary soil with some protrusions of volcanic rock. Altitude varies from 1,900 to 2,460 meters above sea level with the highest elevations at mountains called El Buey, Pie de Gallo, El Patol, El Nabo, and El Paisano. The city proper is on a plain at 1,900 meters. There is only one river, the Querétaro River, which carved the La Cañada. There are numerous streams, many of them seasonal, and fresh water springs near the mountain areas. The climate is temperate and semi-dry in which the summers can be hot, with high up to 36C in May and June. Freezing temperatures are possible in the winter.

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