page_title: Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area
section_title: Climate
hierarchical_section_title: Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area / Geography / Climate
caption_attribution_description: English: The Rio Grande, separating Mexico from the U.S., within the massive 1,500 foot high walls of Santa Elena Canyon.
context_page_description: The Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area for plants and wildlife in the Mexican municipalities of Manuel Benavides and Ojinaga, in the state of Chihuahua. It was founded on November 7, 1994 and has an area of 277,209 hectares.
  The purpose of the reserve is to protect the Chihuahuan Desert, home to many species of plants and wildlife. Among the first scrub stands microphyll desert, the desert scrub rosetophilous, the pasture, the oak forest and riparian vegetation, including various species abound. In the second highlights the birds and mammals that have adapted to aridity, such as wildcat and some deers, as well as birds of prey.
context_section_description: The area has an extremely dry and hot climate. The climatic conditions are very extreme, with temperatures up to 50 °C in summer. In addition, there is a contrast between the desert and cold temperate ecosystems. The climate is arid, with little rain in summer.
caption: The Rio Grande, which separates US of Mexico, through the Santa Elena Canyon.
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