Crooks Peak
Crooks Peak rises to 2,338 m in Wyoming. Green Mountain stands 2,807 m to the east-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,338 m
How to reach it
45 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Crooks Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bare Ring Butte: 7.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Green Benchmark: 8.7 mi
- Stratton Rim: 11.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.4 mi
- Bull Springs Rim: 24.0 mi
- Cyclone Rim: 24.9 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 18.9 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 24.8 mi
- Eye of the Eagle: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crooks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,807 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bairoil Benchmark | ESE 114° | 2,654 m | 12.5 mi |
| Crooks Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,533 m | 3.1 mi |
| Whiskey Peak | ESE 110° | 2,499 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ridge Benchmark | SE 136° | 2,460 m | 16.6 mi |
| McIntosh Peak | ENE 60° | 2,429 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,409 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lamont Benchmark | SE 135° | 2,391 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500450
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