Crooks Mountain
Crooks Mountain rises to 2,533 m in Wyoming. Green Mountain stands 2,807 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooks Peak, a peak 3.1 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,533 m
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Crooks Peak: 3.1 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Green Benchmark: 5.9 mi
- Bare Ring Butte: 9.9 mi
- Pep Benchmark: 10.6 mi
- Stratton Rim: 15.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 16.2 mi
- Cedar Rim: 23.0 mi
- Cyclone Rim: 23.4 mi
- Beaver Rim: 23.7 mi
- Eye of the Eagle: 15.4 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crooks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,807 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bairoil Benchmark | ESE 115° | 2,654 m | 15.5 mi |
| Whiskey Peak | ESE 112° | 2,499 m | 15.1 mi |
| Ridge Benchmark | SE 134° | 2,460 m | 19.6 mi |
| McIntosh Peak | ENE 67° | 2,429 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,409 m | 5.3 mi |
| Green Benchmark | W 269° | 2,364 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lankin Dome | ENE 62° | 2,342 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jeffrey City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500448
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