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Crows Nest Point

Crows Nest Point, seen from above at true elevation

Crows Nest Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,675 m. Shonto Butte stands 2,047 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Gun Point, a peak 1.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1675 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55140, -110.55152

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lost Gun Point: 1.1 mi
  • Tovar Mesa: 1.4 mi
  • Leaf Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Seed Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Bad Medicine Butte: 7.4 mi
Springs: 44
  • Coyote Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Little Burro Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Lone Cottonwood Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Burro Spring: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
  • Hopi Tribe Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • Old Orchard Picnic Ground: 23.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hopi Cultural Center: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Crows Nest Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shonto ButteSE 136°2,047 m12.4 mi
Round TopSSE 157°2,034 m8.7 mi
Egloffstein ButteENE 77°2,032 m8.2 mi
Hauke MesaE 101°2,031 m13.5 mi
Horse ButteE 80°2,030 m13.1 mi
Montezumas ChairSSE 162°2,005 m7.8 mi
Lone Cottonwood ButteESE 119°2,002 m12.0 mi
Stephen ButteENE 76°2,000 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0118:34
June solstice05:0819:0419:42
September equinox06:1117:4718:21
December solstice07:2916:3417:14

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313642495766737063514030

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keams Canyon, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359244782

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