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The Crags

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Elevation
3,203 m
Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
Longs Peak4,346 m · 6.0 mi
Nearest byway
Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road4.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
40.3028, -105.5214
The Crags, seen from above at true elevation

The Crags is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded 3,203 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 4.4 miles off.

Elevation
3203 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of The Crags. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakWSW 236°4,346 m6.0 mi
Mount MeekerSW 230°4,227 m5.8 mi
Chiefs Head PeakWSW 240°4,121 m7.3 mi
Pagoda MountainWSW 236°4,082 m6.7 mi
Ships Prow TowerSW 232°4,073.56 m5.7 mi
Storm PeakWSW 244°4,060 m5.8 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonWSW 239°4,037 m5.3 mi
McHenrys PeakWSW 249°4,036 m7.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 28
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 3 mi away.

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