Crows Nest
Crows Nest is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,592 m. Zenobia Peak stands 2,741 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hospital Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 16 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1592 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 15.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
86 named places within 25 miles
- Hospital Hill: 0.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.5 mi
- Red Rock Bench: 2.0 mi
- Cleopatras Couch: 2.2 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Katys Nipple: 0.9 mi
- Harding Hole Overlook: 2.1 mi
- Wagon Wheel Point: 3.0 mi
- Warms Spring Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 6.1 mi
- Harding Hole Overlook: 2.1 mi
- Wagon Wheel Overlook: 3.0 mi
- Josie Morris Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs: 20.8 mi
- Stump Formation: 21.2 mi
- Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- DryWoman: 7.2 mi
- Harper's Corner: 7.3 mi
- Echo Park Overlook: 7.6 mi
- Plug Hat Butte Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Dinosaur National Monument: 6.5 mi
- Point of Pines Recreation Site: 11.5 mi
- City Park: 16.7 mi
- Escalante Trail Historical Marker: 21.8 mi
- Marshall Draw Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Charcoal Likns: 14.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 16.0 mi
- Dinosaur National Monument: 16.4 mi
- On-Off Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hot Spring on Right Bank: 18.1 mi
- Quarry Exhibit Hall: 21.3 mi
- Jensen Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crows Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenobia Peak | N 9° | 2,741 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wild Mountain | NW 325° | 2,696 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hoy Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,693 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hoy Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,693 m | 19.0 mi |
| Tanks Peak | ESE 115° | 2,651 m | 7.7 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | N 11° | 2,637 m | 11.2 mi |
| Wild Mountain | NW 323° | 2,628 m | 10.6 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,614 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dinosaur 2 E, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358907064
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